Harlem rapper Azealia Banks is trying to prove there is, in fact, two sides to every story, by sharing her account of what went down the night she was allegedly thrown out of Russell Crowe’s hotel room.
While speaking with The Sun, Banks revealed that the night in Beverly Hills started out well enough with the two of them flirting and him showing appreciation for her music.
“Russell had moonshine on the table, and then Russell calls for whisky, so then they just start mixing them up,” the Slay Z rapper said. “You know, moonshine, whisky, vodka, and smoking cigarettes and smoking weed. Russell and I get next to each other. He’s talking to me, I’m talking to him, and we start flirting. We’re having a really good time. He’s got his knee on my knee, he’s touching my leg, I’m playing him my music, he tweets my song ‘The Big Big Beat.’ He’s like, ‘I love this, you’re beautiful, this is great.’”
The evening took a turn for the worse after Banks mocked an aspiring filmmaker. She says Crowe “switched” and attempted to take aim at her career.
“He was like, ‘Well you know what? You’re young and you’ve never done anything in your career so you don’t know what you’re talking about,’” she said. “I’m a little offended but I was still keeping it light. I was like, ‘Your best days are behind you.’”
Another guest took Crowe’s side in the confrontation, which is when Banks reportedly threatened to cut those in attendance with her glass, which the MC further details in the new interview.
“I said, ‘Girl, this is not the right time or place for us to be fighting, like what would happen if I got up and I slapped the s*** out of you, or I took a glass and f***ing threw it at you and you were bleeding all over the place? I would be wrong and we’d all be wrong, and the party would be done,’” she recounts.
According to Banks, Crowe, who she describes as “a racist, misogynist pig,” lost it at that point, calling her the n-word, choking her, throwing her out of the room, and even spitting on her.
“Then Russell turns to me and he goes, ‘Well, you wouldn’t even get close enough to get the chance, n*****,’” the musician said. “And he says the word n***** so, like, quietly, under his breath. He calls me a n*****, and then grabs me, picks me up, he chokes me by the throat, picks me up, throws me out of the room and then spits on me.”
The alleged incident between Crowe and Banks doesn’t serve as the first time the actor has resorted to violence.
According to the New Zealand Herald, the actor fought with Eric Watson, owner of the New Zealand Warriors rugby league team, at a restaurant in London in 2002.
The Sun reports that the brawl went down after Crowe commented on the rugby team and made “remarks about their colour.”
That same year, he reportedly slammed a TV executive against a wall and gave him a verbal lashing after his acceptance speech at a British awards ceremony was cut short.
Despite the release of Banks’ story, those in attendance claim the Harlem songstress’ claims are untrue.
A source told The Sun that Banks was the one in the wrong.
“Azealia’s behaviour that night was abrasive, shocking, rude, offensive, abusive and erratic,” the anonymous person said. “She used the N-word repeatedly and hurled that insult at others repeatedly. Russell never used that word.”
According to Jim Jefferies, an Australian comedian who says he was at the party, “Azelia Banks is a complete liar.”
Sure, Azealia, sure….
Lol – highlight crowes history but not Banks? Her boss RZA even denied her claims.
Between Banks and Rza I know which I would believe more… unless Rza is saying “the next Wu album is going to be the shit yo, my production be on point”
I reckon it was a set up man, Rza wanted rid of her and Crowe said he could hook it up.
She a crack head. One shade away for offering to suck dicks for cheeseburgers.
I never heard a song even by her but i heard all the bs on social media she always rant abt and all the issues she’s in. People truly are there own self- destruction sometimes. Dnt kno how to mingle and act there age
Sounds like you thought she’s a full-time rapper (?) part-time trouble maker, meanwhile it’s the opposite.
Why can’t she just make some damn music and stop making dumb azz headlines for trouble !!!
Black people will always try to use that race card. Act savage, brag about being a savage and then call you a racist because your like fuck that get away from me lol
White people never play the race card.Shoot innocent kids in schools .molest their children and then make excuses for their deviant behavior then you call them sick and morally abhorrent because your like fuck that get away from me lol
thats the racist shit ima talking about…. “shoot kids” … “Molest children”… like black people dont do that? Blacks are 13% of the population but commit over 45% of all violent crimes in America. For real, talk about yourself. Id like to hear how your Mama has multipe baby-daddy’s, or your sister.
I’d like to hear, how your sisters your mother, and your uncles your father . You construct your sentences as if you’re black
“For real” ” shit ima talking about” . what does your dad, sorry I mean your uncle, think about raising a confused wigger like you?
See you’re proof that your uncle fucking your sister will only lead to one thing ..Degenerative genes, low I,Q WIGGER
Sad butvery true.in many ways it’s why blacks will never be respected by the other races
Remember when Crowe visited Kanye & Jay during the Watch The Throne sessions? He and RZA must have met there (if they didn’t know each other from earlier), the point is: it’s safe to assume Crowe doesn’t even know who the fuck Banks is and she only got invited to the party as RZA’s guest. I’d the best for everybody if Crowe hit her with a serious lawsuit because of all this (most likely) made up shit.
they met when crowe and rza worked on Man with the Iron Fists.
Actually they met way before. It was during the American Gangster days.
I believe her! you bamboozled house neggas needs to believe her too! protect black women!!
You are dumb as hell. Black women need to take the ratchet level down 10 notches.
Azealia Banks should draw inspiration from this and try to make a song that somebody, anybody wants to hear, because nobody knows any of her songs! she obviously has never made a good one!!! THis will be the high point of her career!!!
Does this mean she’s voting Russell Crowe for president now?
Racist ? Isn’t she theone who said Zayn Malik was a terrorist ?
They needto put this nut in a psych ward already
She also called him a refugee, I think
Isn’t she the one that’s racist and hates white people? What’s she doing with Crowe and a bunch of other white dudes? She needs to stick to her guns and stop hanging around white people.
She trying to spin this shit for damage control lol! Bitch RZA already outed you as a fuck up and a liar give up!
Ain’t this the same chick that claim to be pro-black hating all on Iggy and shit? Girl you lame af! And a damn liar just like everyone is saying about you…will suck off anyone to get your face on tv! Pitiful!
They will use the race cards but that shit dont work anymore in 2016 and up
Lol. Azealia Banks sounds like she fantasizes often about being called the n word so she can justify her mental illness and anger. In fact… pretty sure the entire BLM movement does the same. Cowards just can’t be mentally healthy people and get along.
when girls like her make shit up they always take the most outrageous scenario. she could have said “russel crowe is an asshole and threw me out,” and implied other things. but no, in her story he did a bunch of over-the-top racist shit, physically assaulted her, and spit on her while every other white man watched and approved. all while RZA sat there and apparently watched too. in no reality does that make any sense. in true insane chick fashion, she is trying to talk her way out of it with more insane details. sure thing azalea, he was actually attracted to you and flirting with you, THEN he beat you up like a racist maniac.
Now RZA has come forth too in Crowe defense, just like Jim Jefferies Bobby Digital says that she was not called the n-word and she was the one wildin’ out. But i bet HHDX can still somehow make this sound like it was some racist shit, because that’s what the editors here get paid for.