Chanel Maya Banks, the “Gossip Girl” actress who refuted her household’s claims that she had gone lacking final month, has reportedly filed a restraining order in opposition to her mom and cousin.
Banks, 36, submitted the restraining order request in a Los Angeles court docket on Thursday, in response to TMZ.
Per the outlet, the actress’ submitting alleges her mother, Lutchmin Judy Kumar, and cousin, Danielle Singh, have labored in tandem to harass her and destroy her credibility.
Banks claims she informed Kumar and Singh in October that she needed distance from them however that the pair have repeatedly tried to make undesirable contact together with her.
The “Blue Bloods” star additionally states that her mom and cousin reported her as a lacking particular person to Los Angeles police and requested officers to carry out a wellness verify on her.
After Kumar and Singh allegedly continued their makes an attempt at contacting Banks, the actress’ husband, Carlos, reportedly knowledgeable them that she was high-quality and didn’t want to communicate with both of them.
The “Gossip Girl” star claims that she has copies of textual content messages her mother and cousin allegedly despatched that present they reportedly threatened to “weaponize the police” in opposition to her, per the restraining order request.
Banks, who performed Sawyer Bennett on the hit CW present, additionally claims that Kumar and Singh broke into her condo on Nov. 10 whereas she was out of city, allegedly attacked Carlos, stole his work badge and positioned an Apple AirTag on her automotive to trace her. Banks says she filed police studies concerning the alleged incidents.
In accordance with TMZ, Banks went on to allege that her mother and cousin accused Carlos of homicide and insisted Banks wanted to be positioned on a 5150 psychiatric maintain.
Banks requested the court docket to dam Kumar and Singh from contacting her each bodily and electronically and ban them from talking about her publicly.
Sources near the household denied all allegations of wrongdoing — particularly Banks’ declare that anybody ever assaulted Carlos.
Her mother and cousin incited nationwide concern final month over Banks’ whereabouts after talking with Los Angeles space information shops. Two weeks after they reported her lacking, she was positioned in Texas.
In a shocking twist of occasions, Banks then declared on Instagram that she was by no means truly lacking. The actress stated she was operating away from her household to be baptized by Pastor Robert Clancey, who just lately preached concerning the “end times.”
“I have met with the police and verified that not only am I OK, but I’m finally free,” she wrote in her publish.
The next day, Banks posted a YouTube video teasing a tell-all interview after her household claimed she was nonetheless lacking and being imitated by an imposter.
“As you can see, I am alive,” she stated.
