Nick Cannon to Amanda Bynes: “I understand” [VIDEO] Fame As “Magnifying Glass” Can Make Stars “Paranoid, Frantic, Manic, Irrational”

Nick Cannon is giving his support to Amanda Bynes.  Nick Cannon and Amanda Bynes worked together as co-stars on All That.  Amanda Bynes has recently dealt with erratic behavior that resulted in a 5150 involuntary hospitalization.

Nick Cannon had a lot to say about the experience of fame: "I tweeted a few weeks about how the entertainment industry just consumes people and spits them out like flavorless bubblegum. A few chews of enjoyment then they're under a city bus bench."

Nick Cannon also has unique insight on the pitfalls of being a child star like Amanda Bynes: "When a person is told all of their life that they are awesome, the best, the greatest and they are catered to every moment of the day. Imagine being the breadwinner in your household before you can even drive. Imagine you parents, teachers, and employers NEVER telling you NO. Anything you ask for or want, the world gives you, at some point you are bound to self-destruct. I call this "access to excess"."

Nick Cannon described the factors at play in a breakdown that could be contributing to Amanda's difficulties: "It goes back to that old saying; "Too much of anything is bad for anyone". Whether it's fame, money, sex, drugs, attention. It's all a dangerous addiction. When there is no balance in your life a person will always become victim to their reality or lack thereof. The question is, when this destruction occurs, who is there to help put back the pieces. What do you do when you have no solid support system? When you feel like your friends are talking behind your back. When you feel like your co-workers are jealous and out to competitively sabotage you. When you feel your family has turned your back on you. When you feel like you parents have a conditional appreciation for you and only really love your money. You find yourself alone in that dark hole. Then you have to rely on your own devices once again in this vulnerable state. You become paranoid, frantic, manic, irrational because you can bounce your thoughts or ideas off of anyone anymore. Your reality no longer allows you to reason with the world, so you try to break through to get back to what you think is common ground."

Nick Cannon had a harsh assessment for the media in the Amanda Bynes case: "Then enters the media, or what I like to call the ultimate magnifier. It's like if you have a delicate piece of tissue under the sun, that tissue is under INTENSE heat with nowhere to escape but once you place a magnifying glass over that tissue, it's bound to instantly burn up in flames. This is what I believe happens to many people in the public eye and we all sit back and judge these people for our own entertainment. We say things like, " I'm glad I'm not famous ", "Celebrities are Crazy", "See what fame and money does to people". And most of the time your assumptions and accusations maybe accurate but also inappropriate."

Nick Cannon ended his open letter to Amanda Bynes with encouragement to reach out: "So I say to my sister Amanda Bynes you're not alone. I'm here for you. I understand. I care and I appreciate you, because that's what family does and that's what family is for. I also extend this to anyone else in my life, past or present that may find themselves in hard times. I'm here! Call me!"

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