Many of Amanda Bynes' friends and family members have reached out to the wayward actress in hopes of straightening her out -- including a 2010 intervention attempt -- but the 27-year-old has continually rejected any overtures, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.

A witness to the intervention tells this week's People Bynes "was paranoid and refused it all," in regards to the futile attempt.

While many cite the last few years as the beginning of her severance with her parents Rick and Lynn, at least one person close to Bynes said the rift might go as far back to Bynes's teenage years.

Lisa Lillien, who's married to Dan Schneieder, the producer of Bynes's 2002-2006 TV series What I Like About You, said the