Amanda Bynes showed a TON of restraint when dealing with a paparazzo who clearly crossed the line with her this afternoon … but she did call him “an ugly black man.”

Bynes arrived back at her Manhattan apartment building and was met by a gaggle of paps waiting to catch a glimpse of her. Bynes covered her face and head with a scarf and some idiot photographer — NOT ONE OF OURS — continually kept trying to pull it off her head.

After first telling the guy “You can’t touch me” several times, Amanda shot back, “Is it the ugly black one? Oh, there’s another ugly black man.”

When the photog tries to call her out for the racial remark, she responds, “It’s just your face. It’s not a black thing … There’s an ugly white one. It’s not racist.”

Bynes might be a little off her rocker, but she’s the only sane person in this video.

Beware citizens of Gotham, Amanda Bynes is among you.

Not long after firing off a bizarre tweet of side of her arrest story, Bynes was picked up by a car service this afternoon and driven out of her NYC apartment building.

Our photog was only able to spot Bynes for a brief moment before she jumped in the tinted SUV … and says the former actress ditched her blonde wig for a black one.

According to our spies, Amanda hit up a wig shop in the West Village. We’re told she tried on a few blonde ones, but ultimately decided against purchasing any when the commotion from all the paparazzi became too much for her. 

It’s not shocking Bynes went shopping for a new wig — she tweeted last night, “I need Nicki Minaj’s wig person stat! ”

Amanda Bynes is now accusing the cop who arrested her Thursday night of sexual harassment … saying on Twitter today, “He slapped my vagina.”

Bynes just posted a long, rambling tweet trying to explain her version of the events that led to her arrest.

First off, she claims she only opened the window “for fresh air” and the cop was lying when he said she threw a bong out the window. She then explains, “He slapped my vagina. Sexual harassment. Big deal. I then called the cops on him.”

Bynes’ attorney did mention yesterday that Bynes was seeking to file a complaint against the NYPD for “inappropriate actions” by the department, but made no specific claims.

Back to the tweet … Bynes claims she resisted before eventually being hauled off: “Then I was sent to a mental hospital. Offensive. I kept asking for my lawyer but they wouldn’t let me.”

She concludes, “The cop sexually harassed me, they found no pot on me or bong outside my window. That’s why the judge let me go. Don’t believe any reports.”

Here’s her tweet in its entirety, for your reading pleasure: 

Beware citizens of Gotham, Amanda Bynes is among you.

Not long after firing off a bizarre tweet of side of her arrest story, Bynes was picked up by a car service this afternoon and driven out of her NYC apartment building.

Our photog was only able to spot Bynes for a brief moment before she jumped in the tinted SUV … and says the former actress ditched her blonde wig for a black one.

And we know she has a preference for black …

Jose Canseco took a polygraph test this afternoon in Texas and claims he passed with flying colors … which he feels proves he is innocent of the rape charges against him.

The baseball legend was accused of rape earlier this week in Las Vegas by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by the 48-year-old former slugger back on May 10.

Canseco underwent the polygraph exam today in an effort to clear his name and did admit to TMZ that he had sex with the woman, but claims it was consensual (video of Jose post-polygraph to follow).

As TMZ first reported, a Canseco fan snapped a pic of Jose with the accuser on the same night she accused of him rape. In the photo, the two appear very friendly.

Amanda Bynes is now accusing the cop who arrested her Thursday night of sexual harassment … saying on Twitter today, “He slapped my vagina.”

Bynes just posted a long, rambling tweet trying to explain her version of the events that led to her arrest.

First off, she claims she only opened the window “for fresh air” and the cop was lying when he said she threw a bong out the window. She then explains, “He slapped my vagina. Sexual harassment. Big deal. I then called the cops on him.”

Bynes’ attorney did mention yesterday that Bynes was seeking to file a complaint against the NYPD for “inappropriate actions” by the department, but made no specific claims.

Back to the tweet … Bynes claims she resisted before eventually being hauled off: “Then I was sent to a mental hospital. Offensive. I kept asking for my lawyer but they wouldn’t let me.”

She concludes, “The cop sexually harassed me, they found no pot on me or bong outside my window. That’s why the judge let me go. Don’t believe any reports.”

Here’s her tweet in its entirety, for your reading pleasure: 

Amanda Bynes is not 5150 material, meaning she can’t be picked up against her will and held for mental evaluation, at least not yet … this according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Our sources tell us Amanda has not been diagnosed with any mental illness.  Sources say her parents are worried there are signs she might be bipolar or schizophrenic, but Amanda has been unwilling to undergo psychiatric testing.

We’re told her parents would like to create an involuntary conservatorship, similar to Britney Spears, but Amanda’s conduct is not so over the line that a judge would take away her freedom. 

Ditto for a 5150 psychiatric hold, which would allow authorities to put Amanda in a mental facility against her will for 72 hours for mental evaluation.  We’re told authorities just don’t have the goods.  In fact, Amanda was taken to a hospital after her arrest Thursday night and the shrinks didn’t think an involuntary hold was warranted.

There’s one other option to get a diagnosis. If Amanda is so out of it she can’t understand the nature of the criminal cases that have been filed against her … a judge can halt the proceedings and order a psychiatric evaluation.  Amanda has been involved in 3 criminal cases in California recently, and there was NO effort to go this route.  That’s because she has always been lucid in court.

If you watch the video of Friday’s court hearings, Amanda clearly understands what’s going on and is actually sharp when answering the judge’s questions.

Short story — she has to act a lot crazier before authorities can take some of her freedom away and find out what’s causing her bizarre conduct.

Amanda Bynes is not 5150 material, meaning she can’t be picked up against her will and held for mental evaluation, at least not yet … this according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Our sources tell us Amanda has not been diagnosed with any mental illness.  Sources say her parents are worried there are signs she might be bipolar or schizophrenic, but Amanda has been unwilling to undergo psychiatric testing.

We’re told her parents would like to create an involuntary conservatorship, similar to Britney Spears, but Amanda’s conduct is not so over the line that a judge would take away her freedom. 

Ditto for a 5150 psychiatric hold, which would allow authorities to put Amanda in a mental facility against her will for 72 hours for mental evaluation.  We’re told authorities just don’t have the goods.  In fact, Amanda was taken to a hospital after her arrest Thursday night and the shrinks didn’t think an involuntary hold was warranted.

There’s one other option to get a diagnosis. If Amanda is so out of it she can’t understand the nature of the criminal cases that have been filed against her … a judge can halt the proceedings and order a psychiatric evaluation.  Amanda has been involved in 3 criminal cases in California recently, and there was NO effort to go this route.  That’s because she has always been lucid in court.

If you watch the video of Friday’s court hearings, Amanda clearly understands what’s going on and is actually sharp when answering the judge’s questions.

Short story — she has to act a lot crazier before authorities can take some of her freedom away and find out what’s causing her bizarre conduct.

Amanda Bynes is not 5150 material, meaning she can’t be picked up against her will and held for mental evaluation, at least not yet … this according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Our sources tell us Amanda has not been diagnosed with any mental illness.  Sources say her parents are worried there are signs she might be bipolar or schizophrenic, but Amanda has been unwilling to undergo psychiatric testing.

We’re told her parents would like to create an involuntary conservatorship, similar to Britney Spears, but Amanda’s conduct is not so over the line that a judge would take away her freedom. 

Ditto for a 5150 psychiatric hold, which would allow authorities to put Amanda in a mental facility against her will for 72 hours for mental evaluation.  We’re told authorities just don’t have the goods.  In fact, Amanda was taken to a hospital after her arrest Thursday night and the shrinks didn’t think an involuntary hold was warranted.

There’s one other option to get a diagnosis. If Amanda is so out of it she can’t understand the nature of the criminal cases that have been filed against her … a judge can halt the proceedings and order a psychiatric evaluation.  Amanda has been involved in 3 criminal cases in California recently, and there was NO effort to go this route.  That’s because she has always been lucid in court.

If you watch the video of Friday’s court hearings, Amanda clearly understands what’s going on and is actually sharp when answering the judge’s questions.

Short story — she has to act a lot crazier before authorities can take some of her freedom away and find out what’s causing her bizarre conduct.

Amanda Bynes is not 5150 material, meaning she can’t be picked up against her will and held for mental evaluation, at least not yet … this according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Our sources tell us Amanda has not been diagnosed with any mental illness.  Sources say her parents are worried there are signs she might be bipolar or schizophrenic, but Amanda has been unwilling to undergo psychiatric testing.

We’re told her parents would like to create an involuntary conservatorship, similar to Britney Spears, but Amanda’s conduct is not so over the line that a judge would take away her freedom. 

Ditto for a 5150 psychiatric hold, which would allow authorities to put Amanda in a mental facility against her will for 72 hours for mental evaluation.  We’re told authorities just don’t have the goods.  In fact, Amanda was taken to a hospital after her arrest Thursday night and the shrinks didn’t think an involuntary hold was warranted.

There’s one other option to get a diagnosis. If Amanda is so out of it she can’t understand the nature of the criminal cases that have been filed against her … a judge can halt the proceedings and order a psychiatric evaluation.  Amanda has been involved in 3 criminal cases in California recently, and there was NO effort to go this route.  That’s because she has always been lucid in court.

If you watch the video of Friday’s court hearings, Amanda clearly understands what’s going on and is actually sharp when answering the judge’s questions.

Short story — she has to act a lot crazier before authorities can take some of her freedom away and find out what’s causing her bizarre conduct.