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The Return of Mischa Barton

Wed., Jan. 9, 2008 2:40 PM PST by Marc Malkin

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It looks like Mischa Barton is hoping to bounce back from her recent DUI with the help of new legal and public relations teams.

Sources tell me the former O.C. starlet has hired publicists Howard Bragman and Lisa Perkins of L.A.-based Fifteen Minutes, and attorney Anthony V. Salerno has signed on to handle her legal troubles.

Bragman is no stranger to recent celebrity scandal. Isaiah Washington hired the openly gay attorney to help control the fallout from his Grey’s Anatomy F-word debacle.

Barton, 21, was busted by Los Angeles police just after Christmas, when she was taken in for driving under the influence of alcohol and possessing marijuana. She reportedly spent about seven hours in jail before being released on $10,000 bail.

The actress, I’m told, is expected to hit the Sundance Film Festival later this month to promote Assassination of a High School President, her new teen comedy about stolen SAT exams, costarring Bruce Willis.

But to hear what Mischa has to say for herself sooner than that, don't miss the Hum on Thursday morning.