Actress Chanel Maya Banks has emerged safe after being reported missing, denying family claims of concern and alleging decades of abuse. Banks, known for roles in Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods, issued a statement Wednesday through True Crime News declaring herself "finally free" after what she describes as years of family control.

: Chanel Maya Banks, a 36-year-old Los Angeles actress who in her 20s appeared in Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods and the 2010 Joel Schumacher feature film Twelve starring Chace Crawford and Rory Culkin, has been found safe and unharmed after news accounts spread word that she’d been missing since October 30.

Idina Menzel took her teenage son Walker as her date to the Los Angeles premiere of "Wicked" over the weekend. The mother-son duo made a rare appearance at the event on Saturday, posing alongside each other while donning big smiles for the cameras. Menzel, 53, and Walker, 15, wore matching black outfits for the occasion.