The household of Chanel Maya Banks, the actress who went lacking two weeks in the past, declare that she nonetheless hasn’t been discovered — regardless of police confirming she was discovered unhurt.
After a two-week search, the Los Angeles Police Division situated the 36-year-old in Texas on Monday.
The “Gossip Woman” actress has since stated that she ran away from her household to be baptized by Pastor Robert Clancey, who lately preached concerning the “finish instances.”
Nonetheless, her household will not be satisfied that the girl police discovered protected and sound is Banks.
Banks’ cousin, Danielle-Tori Singh, stated LAPD’s replace was “pretend information” and that the girl is an “imposter” — including that she is going to proceed distributing “Lacking Individuals” flyers, ABC7 experiences.
“I’ve the nonetheless from Texas PD physique cam footage that was proven to us on Monday Nov 11 on the Pacific Police Station in LA,” Singh wrote on her Instagram Story.
“That is the girl they’re telling us is Chanel. We’ve got informed them this isn’t Chanel. They didn’t hearken to us and closed the case.”
“That’s why @ohhheychanel received’t publish a video saying she’s protected as a result of it’s not Chanel,” added Singh, who flew in from Toronto to assist with the search.
Banks was reported lacking by her mom and cousin after police carried out a welfare test on the Playa Vista, Calif., residence.
Within the residence, which Banks shares along with her husband, authorities discovered her belongings and canine there, however nothing pointing them to the place she might have gone.
Hours after police introduced that she was discovered, the actress — whose credit additionally embrace “Blue Bloods” — insisted she was by no means lacking, however left voluntarily to “escape my cage.”
“I’ve met with the Police and verified that I’m not solely OK, however I’m lastly free,” she wrote in a now-deleted Instagram publish.
“They are saying as soon as, you’re free in Christ Jesus, you’re free certainly, so I informed my husband six days in the past I used to be going to get baptized by one among my favourite pastors Pastor Robert Clancy.”
Banks additionally accused her household of sexual abuse and “manipulation,” although didn’t increase on the allegations.
Singh beforehand informed ABC7 she feared one thing was incorrect once they couldn’t get by to Banks.
“5 days with out listening to from my cousin is pink flags and alarm bells,” Singh stated. “She doesn’t go greater than 48 hours with out chatting with me or her mother…That lady is extra like an enormous sister to me.”
The actress, nevertheless, claimed in her publish that she has not spoken to her cousin in “over 15 years.”
