On November 8, 2024, the family of Chanel Banks reported her disappearance, claiming to have not heard from the actress for two weeks. But three days later, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the young woman had been found in good health in Texas. A version that his family contested during a press conference organized on November 13, 2024.
Chanel Banks: “I'm a grown woman”
In an excerpt from her interview broadcast exclusively by People, Chanel Banks sheds new light on this affair. The actress explains that she distanced herself from her family and left Los Angeles for Texas of her own free will. “I mean, the day I left was exactly seven days ago. I didn't disappear for three weeks. I am an adult woman. I don't have to call my mother every day“, she says.
The Gossip Girls actress says her departure was a result of her mother's reaction to her growing desire for independence. “In recent months, I felt his grip on me loosening, so I took advantage and began discreetly preparing for my departure.“, she confides. The actress assures that she has already tried to free herself from maternal influence in the past, without success, her need for freedom and space having never been taken into account.
A complicated relationship with his cousin
Chanel Banks also talks about the stratagems put in place by her mother to keep her under her influence. “She shows up unexpectedly at my house, but that's just the tip of the iceberg“, she says.
The actress also says: “To this must be added the incessant phone calls, as I have already said, and the police who relentlessly track me every time I try to escape. And it is always when you are on the edge of the abyss, with those who have inflicted the worst torments on you in front of you, that they redouble their efforts to gang up your loved ones against you and force you to reintegrate into the family fold.“
Chanel Banks also returned to her relationship with her cousin Danielle-Tori Singh, at the origin of the GoFundMe campaign which raised the alert about her disappearance. “She's not someone I have a relationship with and we certainly don't have a sister-sister type relationship“, she said in a press release.
The Chanel Banks interview will air in full on Monday, November 18, 2024 on True Crime News. The opportunity for the actress to reveal her truth about this affair which has raised many questions.
