Ben Affleck explains why it's 'highly unlikely' AI will destroy film, claims it may even enhance the industry

Ben Affleck is quieting the doomsayers who believe that AI is years away from destroying the film industry.

While speaking on a panel at CNBC's Delivering Alpha investor summit, the Argo director unpacked the limitations of generative AI — and proclaimed his belief that "movies will be one of the last things, if everything gets replaced, to be replaced by AI."

Asked if he worries about artificial intelligence being used to create movies from scratch, Affleck replied, "That's not possible now. Will it be possible in the future? Highly unlikely."

He went on to argue that as the technology currently stands, it is nowhere near capable of producing quality art on its own. "AI can write you excellent imitative verse that sounds Elizabethan. It cannot write you Shakespeare," Affleck said. "The function of having two actors, or three or four actors, in a room and the taste to discern and construct that is something that currently entirely alludes AI's capability and I think will for a meaningful period of time."

Ben Affleck in 2023.

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The actor and filmmaker, who co-owns the production company Artists Equity with Matt Damon, went on to explain how he believes AI will actually factor into the future of moviemaking. As Affleck sees it, the technology has the potential to affect the "more laborious, less creative, and more costly aspects of filmmaking," by bringing costs down which will in turn lower the barrier to entry and "allow more voices to be heard."

"AI is a craftsman at best. Craftsmen can learn to make Stickley Furniture by sitting down next to somebody and seeing what their technique is and imitating," he continued. "They're just cross-pollinating things that exist. Nothing new is created. Not yet."

He added, "Craftsman is knowing how to work. Art is knowing when to stop. And I think knowing when to stop is going to be a very difficult thing for AI to learn because it's [about] taste, lack of consistency, lack of controls, lack of quality."

That said, Affleck did point to one area of the industry where cost-cutting will certainly impact real people and their jobs. 

"I wouldn't like to be in the visual effects business: they're in trouble," Affleck admitted. "Because what cost a lot of money is now gonna cost a lot less. It is gonna hammer that space and it already is."

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He continued, "But it's not gonna replace human beings making films. It may make your background more convincing, it can change the color of your shirt, it can fix mistakes you've made. It can make it so you might be able to get two seasons of House of the Dragon in a year instead of one."

Emma D'Arcy's Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen on 'House of the Dragon'.

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However, Affleck argued, those changes should also lead to an increase in capability and demand, leading to more shows and films being created. 

AI has become a controversial topic amongst those in Hollywood. Guardrails against its implementation was one of the most divisive issues on the table when it came to settling the latest SAG-AFTRA contract after a 118 day strike. Several of Affleck's contemporaries have weighed in on the issue, including John Cusack, who slammed AI as studio greed and referred to its use as a "criminal enterprise," and Nicolas Cage, who warned fellow performers to be wary of contracts making use of  employment-based di gital replica, or EBDR, a type of generative AI created through a performer's physical participation. 

"This technology wants to take your instrument. We are the instruments as film actors," Cage said at the Newport Beach Film Festival in October. "The studios want this so that they can change your face after you've already shot it — they can change your face, they can change your voice, they can change your line deliveries, they can change your body language, they can change your performance… Protect your instrument."

The conversation surrounding AI has also extended well beyond just actors. Earlier this year, the horror film Late Night with the Devil sparked a wave of criticism for its brief use of AI-generated illustrations in interstitial art throughout the film. Last year, Tim Burton joined a chorus of directors condemning the technology being used to recreate their signature style. Burton likened the practice to watching "a robot taking [his] humanity." 

Watch Affleck address the subject in the clip above.

I'm A Celebrity star Danny Jones' sister in tears over jungle stint in candid video

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Danny Jones has a supportive family cheering him on back at home - including his sister Vicky Wright Jones, who took to Instagram in tears over her brother's jungle stint. Vicky - who competed on The Voice back in 2014 - shared a video of herself in tears on Tuesday as she spoke about missing her brother and feeling 'sad' that he couldn't eat hash browns in the jungle.

In an Instagram story shared on X, the mum-of-two said: "I'm really hormonal but I just feel really really sad because I just miss my brother and I'm eating a hash brown and he can't eat one." Vicky then continued crying, before beginning to laugh at the situation.

Vicky revealed that she was missing her brother while he's in the jungle (Image: vixwrightjones/instagram) McFly singer Danny Jones with his sister Vicky - who competed on The Voice in 2014 - and their mum Kathy (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+)

Vicky captioned the video: "Nothing like a hormonal Tuesday morning ugly cry until you laugh...supportive husband laughing at me in the background." The influencer has ben married to musician AJ Wright Jones since last year, with the couple sharing two children.

The McFly star has quickly become a favourite in the I'm A Celebrity camp - and his wife Georgia Horsley recently revealed that he has a unique hand signal just for their son while he's on the show. Appearing on ITV's Lorraine, Georgia said: "Cooper has got a little signal that he watches out for, Danny has done it!"

She added: "He is loving it! I still don't think he fully understands the grandeur of it. He did say to me this morning, 'Mummy, Daddy is going to be so famous after this show'. I went, he's kind of a little bit famous already!"

The singer is currently in camp with the likes of Coleen Rooney and GK Barry, however he admitted that he made a major mistake prior to catching his flight Down Under. Ahead of the show's launch on Sunday, 17 November, Danny explained how the morning of his flight was a particularly stressful one for two reasons. Firstly, he was leaving his wife Georgia to move home alone and, secondly, he'd misplaced one crucial item.

Vicky said that she began crying when she realised that Danny couldn't eat hash browns in the jungle (Image: vixwrightjones/instagram) Danny Jones is one of the celebs taking part in the ITV show this year (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

"And here's the double reason why it was stressful: I couldn't find my passport in the morning. So I was literally going, 'Darling, I've got to go to the airport now and I can't find my passport!'" he revealed.

"So I was literally like, it was such a quick goodbye, I felt like I've not really said goodbye. But in a way, I look at that as a bit of a positive, because it wasn't so like, you know, long-winded and kind of like, I don't know when I'm going to see him again.

"It was like, 'I've got to go check the car at the studio, check this place, you know. I've got to find my passport. So that's why you can see that shocking picture of me turning up to the airport looking dishevelled."

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1.

Coroner identifies moped rider killed in crash with vehicle in Hollywood area

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Coroner's Office has released the name of the Hollywood man killed in a crash Tuesday morning.

James Gathers Murphy, 74, died at the scene of the crash, which happened at approximately 10:08 a.m. at the intersection of Towles Road and Salters Hill Road, Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal said.

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office said the crash involved a moped and a second vehicle.

The moped and the other vehicle were traveling west on Highway 162 and as both approached Salters Hill Road, the moped driver started to turn left as the vehicle began passing him, Charleston County Sheriff's spokesperson Alexis Douglas said.

The two collided, throwing the moped off the roadway, she said.

First responders attempted life-saving measures but EMS said the moped driver died at the scene.

There was no word on whether charges would be filed.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the sheriff's office at 843-202-1700.

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Mystery L.A. celebrity says lawyer for accusers of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tried to extort a payout

A Los Angeles-based celebrity who is keeping his identity secret is suing an attorney representing 120 alleged victims of Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging the lawyer tried to extort a payout in return for not identifying him as a sexual abuser tied to the hip-hop mogul.

The celebrity — referred to in the lawsuit as a "high-profile individual" and identified only as John Doe through his lawyers — says Houston attorney Tony Buzbee wrote demand letters in which he made "wildly false horrific allegations." Buzbee said the individual raped minors at a Combs party and that — unless he agreed to a mediated settlement — there would be consequences, according to the lawsuit.

The allegations mark a new twist in a sprawling and complex Hollywood legal drama that includes an ongoing federal probe into sex trafficking allegations and a growing number of civil lawsuits against Combs and others accused of being involved in wrongdoing.

Federal prosecutors a llege the founder of Bad Boy Entertainment used his empire for decades to coerce victims into sex at gatherings known as "freak-offs." Authorities have suggested they are still examining others in the entertainment business who might have enabled Combs or participated in the alleged assaults.

The federal case alleges a complicated scheme that would have required the knowledge and involvement of multiple people to recruit victims, organize the freak-offs, clean up after the wild affairs and cover the tracks so law enforcement would not investigate.

In the latest twist, federal prosecutors accused Combs on Friday of using secretive methods to contact outsiders from jail, aiming "to blackmail victims and witnesses either into silence or [to] provide testimony helpful to his defense." The music mogul's lawyers responded Monday that investigators seized "attorney-client privileged material" from Combs' jail cell, including handwritten notes by Combs.

C ombs, 54, remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has denied multiple abuse claims.

Buzbee's law firm has filed many of the civil lawsuits against Combs since his arrest in September. The accusers' lawyers say that other celebrities participated in rapes and sexual assaults at freak-offs organized by Combs and that some victims were minors.

Attorneys for the celebrity said Buzbee, in communications, threatened to "unleash entirely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault."

"This is textbook extortion," the lawyers added.

Buzbee allegedly confronted the man this month with "vile" allegations. According to the lawsuit, Buzbee accused the celebrity of raping "multiple minors, both male and female, who had been drugged at parties hosted by Combs." The lawyer said that if the celebr ity did not agree to a "confidential mediation," then the lawyer would "take a different course," the suit claims. Buzbee attached an image of a ticking clock to the message, according to the lawsuit.

Buzbee said he and his firm would not "allow the powerful and their high-dollar lawyers to intimidate or silence sexual survivors" and warned that a lawsuit against the unnamed plaintiff was looming.

"It is obvious that the frivolous lawsuit filed against my firm is an aggressive attempt to intimidate or silence me and ultimately my clients," Buzbee wrote in a statement. "That effort is a gross miscalculation. I am a U.S. Marine. I won't be silenced or intimidated. Neither will my clients. Since our professional efforts at resolution obviously have failed, we will instead disclose the demand letters we sent at the time we filed suit."

Elaborating on what he had done in the case, Buzbee said: "On behalf of two clients who allege sexual assault, we sent a standard demand letter to a New York lawyer that we know represents an alleged perpetrator and potential defendant. The letters were sent seeking a confidential mediation in lieu of filing a lawsuit. No amount of money was included in the demand letters. No threats were made. The demand letters sent are no different than the ones routinely sent by lawyers across the country in all types of cases."

Buzbee's more than two dozen civil lawsuits have, for the first time, accused celebrities other than Combs of participating in assaults during parties hosted by the Bad Boy Records founder. The stars, however, have not been identified by name.

Buzbee has previously vowed to name celebrities who he says were involved in the alleged sexual abuse. He said during a news conference in September that the names contained in the suit s would "shock."

In one federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York, a woman identified as Jane Doe says she was 13 when she was raped by Combs and a male celebrity, identified only as Celebrity A, while a female celebrity, referred to as Celebrity B in court papers, watched.

The woman alleges in the legal filing that the night of Sept. 7, 2000, began with her outside Radio City Music Hall in New York City, trying to talk her way into the Video Music Awards. Later, at a freak-off hosted by Combs, the unnamed male celebrity allegedly raped the girl while Combs and the unidentified female celebrity watched. Combs then raped the girl as the other two celebrities watched, according to the lawsuit.

Combs' attorneys denied Buzbee's allegations. "Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman."

Attorneys at L.A. law firm Quinn Emanuel, who filed suit Monday on behalf of the unnamed celebrity, said Buzbee � ��capitalizes on the bravery of those victims who came forward" against Combs to win unearned settlements from "innocent celebrities, politicians, and business people."

"Defendants devised a scheme to obtain payments through the use of coercive threats from anyone with any ties to Combs — no matter how remote," lawyers for the unnamed plaintiff wrote. "Defendants claim to be investigating the facts, but the reality is they are finding deep pockets and trying to smear all of them with the same brush."

Separately, lawyers for the government and Combs have sparred over Combs' request to be released on bail, which the Justice Department opposes.

In Friday's motion, federal prosecutors alleged that Combs attempted to tamper with witnesses and influence potential jurors from his prison cell by working through family members. Evidence seized from Combs shows a pattern of influence by the mogul while in custody, prosecutors alleged in their motion, alo ng with "relentless efforts to contact potential witnesses, including victims of his abuse who could provide powerful testimony against him."

Combs' lawyers responded in court papers Monday that the search and seizure of material from Combs' cell violated his constitutional rights. "The targeted seizure of a pre-trial detainee's work product and privileged materials — created in preparation for trial — is outrageous government conduct amounting to a substantive due process violation," they contended.

In a court filing, prosecutors said the material was obtained in a routine sweep of federal prisons and screened to prevent them from seeing privileged materials.

A 74-year-old moped driver killed in Hollywood collision

HOLLYWOOD — A 74-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while he was riding his moped, according to the Charleston County Coroner's Office.

James Gathers Murphy of Hollywood died Nov. 19 at the scene of the collision, according to the coroner's office.

Sheriff's deputies responded to the intersection of Highway 162 and Salters Hill Road around 10 a.m. Nov. 19. The initial investigation revealed that Murphy was driving on Highway 162 westbound when he went to turn left onto Salters Hill Road, Charleston County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Lexi Douglas said.

When a vehicle began passing Murphy, the two collided, throwing the moped off the roadway, Douglas said.

The other driver stayed on the scene and was cooperative with deputies, Douglas told The Post and Courier.

Anyone with additional information about the crash is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 843-202-1700.

I'm A Celebrity's Dean McCullough in the firing line after quitting trial

Dean McCollough is in the firing line for all the I'm a Celebrity Bushtucker Trials after quitting his first one. (ITV)

What did you miss?

I'm A Celebrity's Dean McCullough has put himself in the firing line after quitting his very first Bushtucker Trial.

The Radio 1 presenter shouted "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!" after earning just two stars for camp, during the Egyptian-themed task in which he was locked in a sarcophagus which was then filled with mealworms and crickets around his head.

Fans claimed that by giving up on the trial and leaving his fellow celebrity campmates hungry, the Northern Irish radio DJ is now set to be voted for every Bushtucker Trial. Other viewers were concerned for his wellbeing.

What, how and why?

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here's Dean doing the trial. (Instagram)

In the latest episode of the ITV jungle reality show McCollough was locked in a sarcophagus while hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly asked him Egyptian trivia questions to earn stars and meals for camp. McCullough was worried about being locked into the upright tomb, and about his general knowledge about Egypt.

McCullough, 32, admitted he had claustrophobia and was dreading the trial. He managed to answer two questions while his head chamber was filled with live meal worms and crickets.

But when his legs were buried in sand, trapping him the sarcophagus he broke down in tears and shouted "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here." He was helped out of the box shaking by Ant and Dec, while they teased him by asking him all the questions he would have had to answer, revealing he knew most of the answers.

McCullough said "You're sick!" When Ant and Dec said: "See you tomorrow", McCullough did a double take and asked what they meant. The cheeky Geordie duo said: "In camp." McCullough said he was relieved and he had thought they were implying he was automatically up for the next trial.

Later in the episode McCullough and Youtuber GK Barry learned they had both been chosen to do the next trial Drown In The Dumps.

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What did viewers say?

Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough shouted 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!' during his first Bushtucker Trial. (ITV)

Viewers were unimpressed with McCullough for calling: "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here." Many vowed to vote him for more tasks.

One wrote on social media platform X: "Guess who's doing a trial tomorrow embarrassing isn't the word man. #ImACeleb" Another said: "Well that's him doing trials for the rest of his time in camp" One viewer commented: "Pathetic, guess who's getting my 5 votes t onight".

Someone posted: "Oh ffs that's Dean being up for every single trial now This is so put on for more screen time.." And another tweeted: "Oh that's it Dean to be nominated everytime".

But some felt sorry for McCullough, who they thought was having a panic attack after the trial.

One posted: "He had a panic attack. Feel bad for him" Another shared: "I do feel bad for him you can see the fear in his eyes" And another viewer wrote: "Really feel for Dean! Am in pieces for him. It's all too much and especially the claustrophobia"

What else happened on I'm A Celebrity?

Jane Moore has been wearing her I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Her t-shirt back-to-front. (ITV)

Loose Women's Jane Moore had some viewers confused by wearing her t-shirt with her name on the front. The celebrities all wear a uniform in camp: red trousers, red fleeces and blue t-shirts with their names printed on the back to identify them.

But as The Sun columnist and TV presenter chatted to Youtuber GK Barry about social media trolling, her name could be seen printed on the front.

One viewer asked: "Had Jane got her top on backwards? The name is meant to be on the back" Another one pointed out: "Jane's got her top on backwards".

And someone else questioned: "Is anyone going to tell Jane she has her tshirt on backwards?"

I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! airs every night at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX.

'Wicked' review: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande superb in thrilling throwback to Hollywood musicals' golden age

"Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" So go the lyrics to the opening number in Jon M. Chu's big-screen adaptation of Broadway's "Wicked." It's a deep question, wrapped in a sprightly overture inside a sumptuous-looking musical — all of which makes "Wicked" an utterly pleasurable, even enriching, slice of old-fashioned Hollywood entertainment.

More than 20 years and roughly $1.7 billion after debuting on Broadway in 2003, "Wicked" arrives in theaters with high expectations — and it does not disappoint. It's competing not only against its source, but also the source of its source, "The Wizard of Oz," Victor Fleming's genre-defining musical from 1939. Chu ("Crazy Rich Asians") employs CGI effects that Fleming never dreamed of, but that isn't where "Wicked" gets its magic. It's in the dazzling production design by Nathan Crowley (a longtime Christopher Nolan collaborator), the splendiferous costumes from Paul Tazewell ("In the Heights") and, most of all, the movie's two perfectly chosen stars.

The first is Cynthia Erivo (Broadway's "The Color Purple") as Elphaba, whose inexplicably green skin makes her an outcast even in a whimsically diverse land where Munchkins like Boq (Ethan Slater) and talking goats like Dr. Dillamond (a motion-captured Peter Dinklage) draw little notice. Withdrawn but intelligent, and possessed of hidden powers, Elphaba earns a spot at Shiz University, a Hogwartsian institution where Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) picks her as a prize pupil.

That triggers the jealousy of fellow student Galinda (the pop star Ariana Grande), an entitled blonde who has never met a setback. "Something is very wrong," Galinda (later known as Glinda) muses aloud. "I didn't get my way." As the semester unfolds, Galinda does her best to thwart and humiliate Elphaba, but the two nevertheless form a friendship. ("Popular," which accompanies a makeover montage, is easily the film's sweetest and funniest number.) Their new bond will be tested, though, by the arrival of hunky new student Fiyero (a charming Jonathan Bailey), and a Nazi-esque crackdown on talking animals that will force humans to pick sides.

There's already Oscar buzz around Erivo, though she doesn't truly shine until the third act, when Elphaba embraces her destiny as The Wicked Witch of the West. (That much-loved number, "Defying Gravity," provides the movie's thundering finale.) Meanwhile, it's Grande who steals the show with a sparkling performance that seems modeled on two great Reese Witherspoon roles: the despicable Tracy Flick from "Election" and the endearing Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde." (Grande also uses her voice, famous for its impossible "whistle register," to delightful comedic effect.) This Galinda may go down as one of the greatest frenemies since Rachel McAdams' Regina George in "Mean Girls."

"Wicked" is packed with little treats, from Jeff Goldblum sashaying around as the Wizard to winking cameos from original Broadway stars Kristen Chenoweth and Syosset-raised Idina Menzel. Percolating and popping with energy, it's just about everything a movie musical should be. With part two of "Wicked" coming next year, rarely have the words "To Be Continued" felt so thrilling.

I'm a Celebrity fans 'crying' as they complain about Tuesday's episode

I'm a Celebrity fans have taken to X in droves to complain about Tuesday evening's episode of the jungle show, which saw the celebrities grow used to life in camp as they took on Bush Tucker trials and challenges. 

During the episode, Alan Halsall and Danny Jones took on the chance to land the luxury items for everyone in camp by answering quiz questions about their fellow camp mates, including Dean's specialist subject on Mastermind and the original name of N-Dubz. 

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The pair did a great job, obtaining eight out of ten of the luxury items for their fellow campmates including GK Barry's dressing gown, Danny's lilo and Alan's golf putter. They very sadly were unable to give Jane Moore and Barry McGuigan their treats. 

Speaking about their efforts, Alan said: "8 out of 10 is so good, we smashed it, really happy with that. But also 2 out of 10, we didn't get and it's hard that." Danny added: "It is hard, but I think Jane and Barry will understand." 

Barry McGuigan was emotional while discussing his daughter

Alan agreed, saying: "I think they'll understand, they'll know we did our best and we just didn't know the answer on the day unfortunately." 

However, fans on social media were not so forgiving, with one person commenting: "Now WHY would they show barry's little face like that while they're all singing and dancing and happy with their luxury items i CAN'T," while another person wrote: "Watching barry's luxury item be shredded right in front of my eyes are you kidding me #imaceleb #imacelebrity." 

Barry was comforted by his campmates after opening up about his loss

A third person shared a gif of someone with several suitcases, adding: "Me on my way from England to personally deliver Barry his items from home," while another wrote: "The UK crying at them not getting Barry's luxury item." 

Barry has become a quick fan favourite from the show. The boxing champion bonded with his campmates earlier this week while discussing his daughter's very sad death. The actress died aged 33 in 2019 from cancer. 

Barry McGuigan's beloved daughter Danika 'Nika' McGuigan passed away in 2019 from breast cancer, aged just 33

Speaking about her treatment before the cancer returned, he said: "She had leukaemia, when I was making the movie The Boxer with Daniel Day Lewis, three weeks from the end I had to leave because she'd been diagnosed with leukaemia, they thought she wasn't going to get better but she fought back and she won it. She had two years of chemo, she was good, she came back."

To find out more tune into I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! tonight at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX

Gossip Girl’s Chanel Maya Banks Offers ‘Simple Explanation’ for Her Reported Disappearance

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Gossip Girl alum Chanel Maya Banks is sharing her perspective about what led to her reported disappearance.

"It is a simple explanation," Banks, 36, told Extra in an interview published Monday, November 18. "I had to take myself out of a bad situation, and I'm sure a lot of people can relate to that. What transpired from that is what you're seeing in the media now."

Banks' mother and cousin filed a missing persons report earlier this month after asking local police to perform a welfare check. The pair also held a press conference asking for the public's help in finding the actress.

"The last text we got from her before her phone went off the grid was October 30," Banks' cousin Danielle-Tori Singh told KTLA on November 12. "I'm not going to leave California until I find my cousin."

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In her latest interview, Banks addressed her family's press conference and alleged she isn't close to Singh.

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"You're seeing two people right now: my mother and my cousin, whom I have not spoken to for 10 years," she told Extra. "This is not someone I have a relationship with. We definitely don't have a sister-sister relationship."

"In the past when I've tried to get away, this is exactly what happens," Banks continued. "For years, I've tried to set boundaries to make myself feel safe and I was met with resistance to say the least."

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to KTLA on November 13 that Banks was located safely in Texas. Singh also confirmed via Facebook that her cousin was safe.

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Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Gossip Girl and Blue Bloods actress Chanel Maya Banks broke her silence after she was reported missing by her family. "My name is Chanel Banks I'm a 36-year-old American nobody, and for my entire life I have been silently carrying the pain of the ritual … abuse, manipulation, and outright endless torment […]

"We have not tried to contact her or find her because she's said she wishes to be left alone," Singh wrote via Facebook on November 16. "All we wanted was proof of life and that's what we got. We are SO happy that things didn't go a different way. We want to thank the public, social media, LAPD, Texas PD, Missing Persons Dept of LA, family and friends and complete and total strangers who were by our sides during the most horrific week of our life."

According to Banks, she went to a secluded Texas town and turned off her phone to unplug. While visiting, she was able to meet with a pastor, who was in town from Australia.

"I haven't been gone for three weeks. I haven't been missing for three weeks," she declared. "I'm an adult woman. I don't need to call my mother every day. I'm alive and you're going to be seeing so much more of me."

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