Chanel Banks, the actress known for her role in "Gossip Girl," is addressing the recent controversy surrounding her reported disappearance.

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,

The story regarding the disappearance of Gossip Girl actress Chanel Banks has taken another twist. As OK! reported, after her family alerted authorities they hadn't seen her for two weeks, the Los Angeles resident was allegedly found this week in Texas and posted on social media that she was unharmed and was trying to break free from her allegedly