The “lacking Gossip Lady” case continues to get stranger by the day.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the household of Chanel Maya Banks have now claimed the girl discovered by cops in Texas is just not the actress who they consider continues to be lacking.
The 36-year-old star sparked panic by “disappearing” from her Los Angeles condo and had not been seen or heard from in two weeks.
Her cousin Danielle-Tori Singh, based mostly in Toronto, started the search and the TV star’s mom additionally few in from New York with a purpose to help within the search. Collectively, they started a GoFundMe web page.
On the time, Singh and Banks’ mother claimed she deserted her beloved canine, taking only a telephone and laptop computer from the property. The Los Angeles police additionally confirmed they had been wanting into the case and revealed they carried out 4 separate, unsuccessful welfare checks.
Then, on Wednesday, police shared that Banks was present in Texas and that they had been closing their case. Investigators additionally added that no foul play or crime was suspected.
Nonetheless, the Gossip Lady star’s household is just not shopping for that the girl discovered is in truth Banks.
Singh took to her Instagram Story and shared: “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.
“That is the girl they’re telling us is Chanel. We’ve got advised them this isn’t Chanel. They did not take heed to us and closed the case. That is why [Banks] will not put up a video saying she’s protected as a result of it isn’t Chanel.”
Singh added the household will proceed to put up “Lacking Individuals” flyers.
She beforehand known as the girl police claimed to be Banks an “imposter”.
This comes after an Instagram related to Banks claimed she was by no means “lacking” throughout a rant which included surprising allegations in opposition to her circle of relatives.
She purportedly mentioned: “My identify is Chanel Banks I am a 36-year-old American no one. I’ve met with the police and verified that not solely am I OK, however I am lastly free.”
Banks added: “They are saying, when you’re free in Christ Jesus, you are free certainly, so I advised my husband six days in the past I used to be going to get baptized by one in every of my favourite pastors, Pastor Robert Clancy. He drove me to the airport after which I used to be off for per week … however I additionally noticed it as a possibility to flee my cage.”
She acknowledged: “I’ll by no means permit myself to be silenced ever once more.”
Banks continued and alleged: “For my total life I’ve been silently carrying the ache of the ritual sexual abuse, manipulation, and outright limitless torment I’ve endured repeatedly since I used to be a defenseless child, by the hands of my very own so-called household, whom are all so very ‘involved’ about my present whereabouts.
“I’ve met with the Police and verified that not solely am I okay, however I am lastly free from my mom and her household.”
Banks additionally claimed she has not spoken to Singh in “over 15 years, a lot much less every single day or 48 hrs…” and added: “I’ll by no means permit myself to be silenced ever once more, least of all by my abusers…”
Late Thursday night time, Banks additionally took to the social media platform to share new images and a video of herself getting glammed with the caption: “I heard you had been on the lookout for me, now what?” and added the hashtag “dumb and dumber”.
Followers had been fast to react as one individual joked: “Guess you gained’t want that GoFundMe now,” and one other added, “I’m manner too invested on this. Are we going to get a Hulu, Netflix, Lifetime film out of this?”