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

“Gossip Girl” actress Chanel Maya Banks posted a YouTube video to prove she’s not missing — while teasing an upcoming interview to dish on her bizarre, TV-worthy family saga. “As you can see, I am alive,” the actress said, disproving claims by some of her relatives that she was still missing and being imitated by an imposter.

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

Chanel Maya Banks, a 36-year-old Los Angeles actress who in her 20s appeared in Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods and the 2010 Joel Schumacher feature film Twelve starring Chace Crawford and Rory Culkin, has gone missing,

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

"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.