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Here's How Much Actress Mischa Barton Is Really Worth
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By Linda DiProperzio/May 11, 2021 1:29 pm EST
Mischa Barton found superstardom with her role as Marissa Cooper in the hit series "The O.C." The teen drama show premiered in 2003 and also launched the careers of Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody, and Rachel Bilson (via IMDb). Fans were shocked, however, when Barton decided to leave "The O.C" at the end of season 3, which led to her character being killed off in what E! Entertainment has called "one of the saddest and most memorable pop culture moments."
"I think I just got to the point where I was like, 'I'm not sure I'm enjoying this anymore,'" she told E!. "I just felt like I was in a machine and I couldn't really get off. So it was time to step back. So I went back to England and it was just a year of real self-exploration."
But while Barton went on the appear on television shows including "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," and "The Beautiful Life: TBL," as well as compete on "Dancing with the Stars" (per IMDb), she garnered the most attention for her real-life drama. Barton has been arrested for DUI and marijuana possession, sued an ex-boyfriend to stop him from releasing a sex tape, and was hospitalized on a 5150 psychiatric hold in 2019, calling it a "full-on breakdown. It was terrifying, straight out of 'Girl, Interrupted.' Story of my life" (per People).
Mischa Barton is still worth millions
Despite a stalled acting career and plenty of personal drama, Mischa Barton still has a pretty impressive net worth of $2.5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. In addition to acting, Barton also launched a handbag line in 2008 and created a fashion line in 2012, but both endeavors failed to find success. Barton has also alleged in a 2015 lawsuit against her mother (and former manager), Naula Barton, stole her earnings and convinced her to spend $7.8 million on a house as an investment, which was instead used by her parents (via The Hollywood Reporter). As a result, Mischa is asking for $25 million for unspecified damages (per Cheat Sheet).
"From the outset, Nuala positioned herself to siphon her daughter's hard-earned money by purportedly acting as her talent manager — a role for which Nuala had absolutely no experience or training," Alex Weingarten, Mischa's lawyer, told People.
In the meantime, Barton is staging a bit of a comeback. She appeared in the first season of "The Hills: New Beginnings" and starred in last year's comedy thriller, "Spree." She also has a role in "DragonMan: The Adventures of Luke Starr," which is currently in preproduction. She recently told The New York Times that she has been searching for character-driven roles, with the awareness that roles change for older actresses.
"I do like comedies and can play the snooty whatever," she said. "But I quite enjoy things that are a bit more real."


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Don Quixote in a fragmented World
By Violetaoctubre 20, 2014Pressbook
«Don Quixote in a fragmented world» has been a project that arose out of chance, but as the director of this documentary, I want to think that it was fate that led me to meet Robert Janz. I followed Robert for almost two years while he wandered and painted graffiti while explaining his motives. I met him one winter night in New York. At that time I used to go every day to open art galleries looking for funding for a project I was working on, Color Thief, a fiction short film that aims to be a love letter to the art world. Robert also dedicated himself to presenting himself in the galleries but for other reasons, to drink and eat for free, besides being able to contemplate works of art, of course.
His conversation was so interesting that I had no choice but to ask him to let me record him.
First I did not intend to make a documentary about him, I had enough work with my projects to embark on another, but Robert Janz is so fascinating that he deserves to be known, not only for his art but also for his intelligence, his wisdom and an overwhelming honesty that made the character, a true Don Quixote in modern life, catch me in such a way that I had no choice but to take this project forward.
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When you hear the word "theft," you usually think of something small; perhaps shoplifting or some other petty crime. Maybe you spend a night in jail, pay what you owe, and have a few months of probation. In many cases, theft charges are coupled with other petty crime charges. Crimes like this are usually considered misdemeanors, and sentencing isn't severe. However, theft is a very broad term, and some forms of theft can even be felonies.
White collar crimes are defined as a nonviolent theft and are usually committed by business or government workers. They can include embezzlement, money laundering, identity theft, and other similar actions. Felony theft, also sometimes referred to as grand theft, is categorized in Minnesota as any theft of more than $1,000.
Many people confuse the terms theft, burglary, and robbery. While they all involve theft, they aren't the same.
Theft, either misdemeanor or felony, is essentially taking something from someone without consent. It's stealing property with a wrongful intent to deprive the owner of it. For example, if your friend lends his or her computer to you and you intended to return it when you're finished using it, it wouldn't be considered theft. If you asked to borrow the computer and you didn't intend to return it, it's theft. Your intent is wrongful and will permanently deprive your friend of his or her computer.
Robbery is still theft, but it means you physically took something from a person using either the threat of force or actual force. It isn't robbery unless you take something the person is holding or something in the person's control. For example, stealing money in a safe you force a person to open would be robbery. Robbery is considered a violent crime, though it doesn't necessarily mean actual violence was involved. For example, the threat of violence, like threatening a cashier with a firearm, is enough to deem it a robbery.
Burglary is an interesting charge to consider because it doesn't always involve theft. Burglary is simply the act of entering a structure with the intent to commit a crime. You can be charged with burglary even if you didn't commit an actual theft once you were in the building. Furthermore, you can be charged with burglary even if the crime you were intending to commit wasn't burglary! Many people think this means breaking into a building, but even just opening a window that was already unlocked and sticking your hand inside is considered burglary.
Whether or not a property theft is a misdemeanor or a felony will usually depend on the value of the property. However, in most cases, the nature of the theft or the other actions you committed while attempting the theft will also come into play. For example, if you walk into someone's yard and steal a bike, you could be charged with trespassing and theft below $500, which are both misdemeanors. But if you were in that same yard at night, holding a crowbar, you could be charged with possession of burglar's tools, which can be a felony. As you can see, the individual elements of your case will determine how severely you'll be punished.
Whether you are in Mankato, Austin, or Owatonna, Knutson+Casey can provide exceptional legal representation for clients facing theft charges. We're experienced in several areas of criminal defense, including theft of all degrees. Whether you've been charged with a misdemeanor or a felony, you need a skilled defense team to represent you and help reduce your charges or have them dismissed. Contact us today to see what we can do for you.


Students from Ironi Bet and Yeshivat Bnei Akiva Lapid in cooperation with Akadem invented apps to help children on the autistic spectrum. There were 80 participants, 50 pizza pies, 25 hours, 13 challenges and two high schools in the "Hackademathon" – hackathon and Akadem, the organization that works with autistic adults and children. The students got together Monday and Tuesday when they faced complex challenges for designing applications that could ease the world of the Akadem families with children on the autistic spectrum. The students worked in the computer lab in Ironi Bet for 25 hours, finding solutions as they divided into small teams, each of them working on different challenges. The students were accompanied by leading mentors in the field of programming and applications, coordinator of the computers department at the two schools and the CEO of InterBlog, a company for the production of innovation events.
The event was initiated, produced and directed by Oral Elimelech, founder of InterBlog, a company that produces innovation events and education programs for the professions of the future. At the end of the event, each group presented the app they developed for the judges. The group that won first place built an app called WatchMe, an app made for a smart watch, by which the user on the spectrum can call for help according to difficulty levels for the therapists, the call is recorded in the app on the therapist's phone. Second place went to the team that built an app called EasySentence, which helps children on the spectrum to put together basic sentences related to everyday situations with ease, and even read the words in the sentence.
This is the third year of the hackathon in Ironi Bet where students spend 25 hours developing technological solutions. This is the first year that the hackathon was done in cooperation with the Akadem organization to find solutions to help children on the autistic spectrum.