@extra_tv: “Gossip Girl” actress Chanel Banks speaks out exclusively to “Extra” about being at the center of a nationwide mystery after her family reported her missing. She says she’s alive and well and reveals for the first time what really happened when her family couldn’t find her. Chanel opens up about her difficult family life and claims she was the victim of abuse, a situation from which she was desperate to escape. Her family has denied her accusations, but her husband has stood by her. He told us why he didn’t speak out when the story first exploded and people were asking questions about him. #gossipgirl #bluebloods #missing #missingperson