Azealia Banks appeared on Access Hollywood this week to speak on the battery charges she filed against actor Russell Crowe.
Banks had accused Crowe of choking her, spitting on her, calling her racial slurs, and forcibly removing her from a party he threw at the Beverly Hills Hotel two weeks ago.
The 25-year-old burst into tears as she spoke to reporter Alex Hudgens and responded to accusations that she falsified her claims for “attention.”
“Every time something happens, I’m blamed for wanting this kind of attention,” she said. “Like who the fuck wants to tell somebody they got spat on? You know, that’s humiliating, and I’m just really, really humiliated.”
Repeating her claims that Crowe instigated the confrontation by laughing at her career and a woman came to his defense, Banks said that “I had a glass in my hand ’cause I was drinking. Everybody had a glass in their hand, we’re all drinking. I’m like ‘Girl, you need to chill, because I’ve seen the situation get crazy.’
“So Russell Crowe looks at me and he goes ‘Even if you tried you wouldn’t get the chance n*****.’ And then he chokes me, picks me up, throws me out of the room and spits on me.”
She continues crying while explaining her frustration at reports that there is no surveillance footage from the hotel to corroborate her story.
“How can there be not be no cameras in that hallway?” she said through her tears. “The hallway where the suites are? As many fucking celebrities come through here, as this much money moves through this hallway, they don’t have cameras here?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBnKK6oT3n8
Access Hollywood has reported that 10 statements have been given to the police that are inconsistent with Banks’ own. They share that one source told them Crowe “behaved like a hero” in “defense of his guests.” The news outlet says, however, that multiple people did report seeing Crowe spit — just not on Banks.
Banks was at the party as the guest of Wu-Tang’s RZA who claimed Banks had been “loud and obnoxious,” before threatening “to cut a girl in the face with a glass, then actually [grabbed] a glass and [attacked] for no logical reason.”
Beverly Hills Police Department has confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.
there’s going to be no recovering from this, once this is all settled she’s going to look like a truly insane person.
Hopefully by this time next year we will be free of Azaelia Ranks (shabba ranks looking @$$) and can look forward to some female mcs that actually rap and make songs that have some replay value!!! Never heard a song by her nor do I know anyone who has heard one or even knows the name of one!!!
When I saw that pic first thing I thought was “SHABBA!!! MR LOVERMAN SHABBA!!!” (shabba ranks voice)
Who goes on trash TV shows saying they don’t want attention?? Don t do the show?!?! These social media wh***s are a joke…
LMAO, this girl and her story getting more and more fraudulent.
Ain’t no future in your frontin’ … (or you weak music efforts).
She’s either the victim or the judge in every situation.
women like this always project. that story she told is what she wishes happened to her, she painted an insane portrait of how white men behave and she’s trying to convince everyone it happened. notice how in this deranged fiction, the evil white man is also trying to seduce her pursue her sexually. she’s so twisted up she wants these racist inventions to have sex with her and spit on her.
Russel is a monster. Yes my gf can be “frisky” at times but she doesn’t deserve the emotional distress
She’s nuts.
You just messed up with one of the biggest people in Hip Hop and one of the biggest people in Hollywood… Good luck with your career…
Suicide is the only way out.
Crocodile tears won’t make us feel sympathy for your racist ass.
Since when does she have a problem with racism?? She seemed fine with it when she was callin that arab singer Malik a sandni$$a and refugee. Talking about “humiliated”. She didnt have a problem with humiliating that 14 y old disney actress by calling her a thot.
She is the biggest hypocrite in the ‘music industry’
Bruh. If RZA took you there as his guest and even he said you’re lying. Cmonnnnnnnnnnnnn Banks.
If she was your sister, daughter would all of you be pilling-on attacking her?
Things got physical involving men and a confirmed spitting at her, remember that.
She deserves better, look at her youtub channel fierceness!
Banks is hardworking but, she has to mindful of surrounding even with hollyweird stars.
Honestly, how many of you would go on tv sobbing trying explain how they dogged her.
She is out there trying to make something of her career, haters fall back.
Prayers for BANKS$
Never that
No reasonable person WANTS this to happen to anyone. But when someone is given the kind of opportunities that she has gotten, and they use that platform for constant ignorance and negativity, then the sympathy for them kind of goes out the window. I’m a Hip-Hop fan, have been since the 80’s, and I’ve never heard ONE song from her, but I’ve heard about or read about at least ten publicity stunts/scandals/tirades of hers. As an adult, we all have excuses we can make. Nobody wants to hear them. The kind of the thing that allegedly happened at that party, those things happen all the time. You have to handle them like an adult. Not like a child. To me, it sounds like she was in an environment where there were a lot of talented and successful people, probably talking about stuff she couldn’t relate to. She probably felt small because nobody in the room heard of her, and she’s used to being the center of attention in whatever circle has her feeling like royalty. She had her ego hurt, and she got defensive. Then, when nobody was afraid of her or pitying her, she took it a step further, as immature girls do, then she got kicked out, forcibly, which is sometimes necessary. Hitting a woman is never necessary. Manhandling a crazy out of control woman, unfortunately, is necessary sometimes. I now nobody want to admit that, but it’s true. You can’t call the police to a party with a bunch of Hollywood stars snorting coke and taking blasts. Which is probably also the reason why there are no cameras there. Celebs like to have private parties specifically in hotels or hotel areas that don’t have cameras, for obvious reasons. I used to live in Hollywood. You’re not gonna win a ego-battle with those people. It’s not like NY where it’s a constant “cool” contest, it’s more of a “fame” contest, and if you’re not on that level then you have to fall back and just make friends and contacts. She ain’t know how to act. One.
No sympathy!
You made your bed, now sleep in it!!!!
POOR GIRL GOT PTSD WHICH TRIGGERS SOCIOPATHIC BEHAVIORS!!!! THIS IS A SOCIOPATH AT WORK!!!! SOMEBODY GET THIS GIRL SOME HELP!!!!
LMFAO this bitch is the most awful human being on earth
She’s a good actress.
Girrrl, git up outta here with them fake ass tears. We know you crazy.
My comment got deleted… nice one DX. I’m out.
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Azelia if you end up in here dont read the comments below cause everyone thinks your fucking wack!
She wouldn’t be walking for a week if it was me.