MISCHA BARTON has abandoned Los Angeles after her comeback TV series THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE was axed.

The actress has quit Hollywood and moved permanently to New York after her career took yet another nose dive.
Mischa was in the Big Apple filming the show, created by Ashton Kutcher, until CW network bosses pulled the programme after only two episodes due to poor ratings.

But the 23-year-old has refused to leave the city  and has turned her back on Hollywood.

She tells the New York Post, "I grew up in the city, so there's a lot to love about it. All my close friends are here. I feel it's a fun city to lay low in and you get treated right."