Orlando Brown of 'That's So Raven' worried friends and family after he disappeared Tuesday when he went out for a quick trip at 7-Eleven. He didn't turn up until a day later and was shocked at the fuss people made about it.
The 20-year-old actor and musician apologized in a statement to his fans and friends, and said he had "felt a little lost and needed to get away."
"It got a bit overwhelming and I needed to be alone," he said.
Brown's publicist, who had earlier confirmed that he was missing, denied that the disappearance was a publicity stunt. "It was not a hoax," the rep says.
Brown reportedly left his manager's house around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday to make a quick trip to 7-Eleven and had not been seen until Wednesday night. According to Brown's publicist, Elayne Rivers, he had a full day of meetings and appointments in preparation for a photo shoot Wednesday.
In a lengthy statement Brown explained what happened: "It was wrong for me not to inform my manager ... about my whereabouts, especially when I am usually so routine and big on communication, but I felt a little lost and needed to get away."
He says he was upset at "how we as entertainers are so disrespected at times" referring to an incident at a nightclub last week where he had expected to open for the headlining act.
"I felt that that was my chance to prove that I was talented and I was really excited. When I was told that I couldn't perform... that really hurt. ... It got a bit overwhelming and I needed to be alone."
