Gossip Girl alum Chanel Maya Banks is sharing her perspective about what led to her reported disappearance. “It is a simple explanation,” Banks, 36, told Extra in an interview published Monday8. “I had to take myself out of a bad situation,

Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods actress Chanel Maya Banks broke her silence after she was reported missing by her family. “My name is Chanel Banks I’m a 36-year-old American nobody, and for my entire life I have been silently carrying the pain of the ritual

A former "Gossip Girl" actor, Maya Chanel Banks, was located in Texas after being reported missing by her family, police say.

Law enforcement told TMZ that the “Gossip Girl” actress was found safe and sound and they do not suspect foul play was involved in her disappearance.

Gossip Girl’ guest star Chanel Maya Banks’ family is searching for the actress, who has reportedly been missing for two weeks

Chanel Maya Banks, an actor whose family said she went missing for two weeks, has been found safe in Texas, police said. Family members of the 36-year-old, who appeared on "Gossip Girl" and "Blue Bloods,

"Gossip Girl" actress Chanel Maya Banks, who was thought to be missing, says she's alive. Banks says she left her home in Los Angeles due to abuse, manipulation and endless torment by some family members on her mother's side.

After the LAPD announced that Chanel Maya Banks was found safe, her family expressed doubts, claiming that the woman seen with the Texas police on body camera footage looked and sounded different than the actress.

LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles actress who has appeared in shows such as "Blue Bloods" and "Gossip Girl" has gone missing and her family has flown in from out of state to help in the desperate search. Family members say 36-year-old Chanel Maya Banks, who has been living in the Playa Vista area, has not been heard from since Oct. 30.

According to ABC7, the 36-year-old Banks, who has been living in the Playa Vista area, has not been heard from since October 30. Members of her family, including her mom, Judy Singh, and cousin, Danielle-Tori Singh, have flown into LA to help with the search.