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Mischa Barton’s publicist Craig Schneider has confirmed that Barton is now fully ready to start shooting “The Beautiful Life,” the CW Network’s second New-York-based teen drama, on Friday. Although filming was at first scheduled to start in the Big Apple on July 22, it was held up shortly after Barton’s tip to the hospital, apparently due to set-building difficulties.

Barton was seen arriving at LAX airport just after 12 noon on Tuesday. Mischa, 23, was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center days ago, where she was being held under an involuntary psychiatric hold.

The news that Barton is ready to starting working again, comes after it was rumored that “The Beautiful Life” was looking to cast an indirect alternate of the actress in case she was not able to start production.

The “Beautiful Life”, scheduled to premiere Sept. 16 at 9 p.m., is a one-hour drama about the adventures of couture models in New York City. The show has been described as an attempt to synergistically parlay the CW’s America’s Next Top Model success into scripted television.

Barton was taken to the hospital on July 15 and put on a 5150 hold, or a forced psychiatric hold authorities can place on someone who is a danger to themselves or others. No particulars on the reason for the hospitalization have been confirmed.