Chanel Maya Banks’ family is desperately searching for the actress after she mysteriously disappeared in Los Angeles two weeks ago and claim her husband is not cooperating with police.
Banks, 36, appeared in episodes of the third season of Gossip Girl (2009) as Sawyer Bennett, one of Jenny Humphrey’s friends.
The actress’s family, including her mother Judy Singh and cousin Danielle-Tori Singh, flew to Southern California to help in the search.
Chanel has been living in an apartment in Playa Vista with her husband for a year before her relatives suddenly stopped hearing from her.
Upon entering her apartment, they discovered that Banks’ belongings were still there, including her dog and her car. However, his phone and laptop were not found.
Chanel Maya Banks, 36, has been missing for almost two weeks and her loved ones are desperately searching for the actress who was last heard from on October 30.
After not hearing from Chanel for days, her loved ones quickly became concerned because the actress often communicated.
Danielle said ABC7 News“Five days without hearing from my cousin are red flags and alarm bells.”
“She doesn’t go more than 48 hours without talking to me or her mom… That girl is more like a big sister to me.”
Singh has been posting flyers in her cousin’s neighborhood, but revealed that Chanel’s husband has not cooperated with the family or the police.
‘He is not willing to help the LAPD. He’s not willing to help me or his mother find her. “He is removing the leaflets from poles and cars,” he said.
Banks married her husband in November last year and uploaded a video of the day to her main TikTok account at the time. She was last active on the social media app in September.
Danielle told ABC7 News that Chanel has recently stepped away from her acting career to focus on writing.
‘I can tell you in my soul, in my gut, that something is not right… We are going through two weeks without a word, without a sound. Nothing.’
A GoFundMe page has been launched to help the family pay for a private investigator and help with their stay in Los Angeles.
Banks married her husband in November last year and uploaded a video of the day to her main TikTok account at the time. She was last active on the social media app in September.
According to his relatives, according to KTLA 5Banks moved to Los Angeles 10 years earlier to pursue an acting career.
Along with Gossip Girl, Chanel, who also goes by the name Chanel Farrell, is known for appearing in the series Blue Bloods and the film Twelve.
Danielle told KTLA 5, “The last text we got from her before her phone went off was on October 30. I’m not leaving California until I find my cousin.”
She flew from Toronto to help search for Chanel, and the actress’s mother arrived from New York.
Discovering that Banks’ phone appeared to be dead and that her dog and car were still in her apartment, Danielle immediately contacted the police.
Los Angeles Police Department investigators confirmed to the outlet that they are working the case and have completed a total of four welfare checks this month, but on each occasion, Chanel was never in the apartment.
In an emotional message, Danielle told Chanel: ‘We love you so much. We just want to know that you’re okay, that you’re safe and that no one did anything to you.’
Banks’ mother, Judy, asked for prayers, telling KTLA, ‘Pray for my daughter because right now we don’t know exactly (what happened).’
Banks, 36, is known for starring in episodes of the third season of Gossip Girl (2009) as Sawyer Bennett, one of Jenny Humphrey’s friends; Taylor Momsen (Jenny) seen above in New York in 2009
“We’re hearing things here and there, people saying this and that, but I know that’s not my daughter.”
TO GoFundMe page has been launched to help the family pay for a private investigator and help with their stay in Los Angeles.
Danielle wrote a description that said Chanel “has been married for a little over a year and her husband is not cooperating with police.”
She revealed that both she and Judy were able to access the apartment on Sunday, November 10, and said that “all of their belongings are still there,” apart from their laptop and phone.
‘She would NEVER go anywhere without telling her mom or me. On November 10 we noticed that your husband has a split lip and marks and scratches on his neck and arms.’
Danielle added: “The police were called on November 10 and took pictures of his injuries, which he didn’t have two days ago when the police did the last welfare check.”
“We ask her where Chanel is, and all she keeps saying is, ‘she doesn’t want to be found, she’ll get back to her when she’s ready.’
“He claims he doesn’t know where she is, says he hasn’t seen her or heard from her since Nov. 7, but he never called the police to say she was gone.”
Family claims husband is not cooperating with police
However, Danielle wrote that police do not suspect her husband of “foul play” and told the family that he “has committed no crime by withholding information.”
“There’s nothing they can do until they have evidence or probable cause to arrest him.”
In conclusion, he wrote: “Chanel has no family or friends here and would NEVER go anywhere without telling her mother.” Please help us find my cousin.’
As of Tuesday, the GoFundMe page has raised about $3,000 with a goal of $20,000.