Actress Chanel Banks, recently reported missing, has been found safe in Texas. However, her statements about her family and claims of abuse have sparked widespread discussion.

It's understood the Gossip Girl star flew to San Antonio, Texas to attend a religious retreat from pastor Robert Clancy.

Video: 'As you can see I'm alive': Bizzare twist as Gossip Girl star Chanel Banks speaks out She has since opened up about why she was found in Texas, explaining, 'I had to take myself out of a bad ...

"I kind of made preparations to head out, so to speak," says Banks after being located following her family's claims she was ...

"Gossip Girl" actress Chanel Maya Banks, who was thought to be missing, says she's alive. Banks says she left her home in Los ...

Banks was a regular on Gossip Girl. Image: CW. Banks' family initially reported her missing on November 8, after they said ...

SAN ANTONIO - Actress Chanel Maya Banks, known for her roles in Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods, was found safe in Boerne, Texas ...

Chanel Maya Banks, who has appeared in “Gossip Girl” and “Blue Bloods,” is in Texas, and said on her Instagram that she is OK ...

The family of 'missing' Gossip Girl star Chanel Maya Banks have insisted she has been 'brainwashed' by a Christian cult.

Chanel Maya Banks, who had been reported missing and not seen by family since Oct. 30, took to social media to reassure fans ...