Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods alum Chanel Maya Banks explained the circumstances of her alleged disappearance. “I had to take myself out of a bad situation,” Banks, 36, told True Crime News in a teaser from her Monday, November 18, interview.

SAN ANTONIO - Actress Chanel Maya Banks, known for her roles in Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods, was found safe in Boerne, Texas after being reported missing by her

“Five days without hearing from my cousin is red flags and alarm bells,” Banks’ cousin Danielle-Tori Singh told Eyewitness News on Wednesday, November 13. “She doesn’t go more than 48 hours without speaking to me or her mom. That girl is more like a big sister to me.”