Actress Chanel Maya Banks has emerged safe after being reported missing, denying family claims of concern and alleging decades of abuse. Banks, known for roles in Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods, issued a statement Wednesday through True Crime News declaring herself "finally free" after what she describes as years of family control.

Gossip Girl” and “Blue Bloods” actress Chanel Maya Banks took to the Internet to confirm she was never missing after her family filed a police report saying they hadn’t heard from her in two weeks. Banks,

“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.”