In the aftermath of Azealia Banks’ grim encounter with actor Russell Crowe at a hotel party in Los Angeles, Wu-Tang spitter RZA feels that he should have kept “a father type of eye” on the Harlem musician that night.
While speaking with the New York Post, the Staten Island beatsmith revealed that he was unaware of Banks’ “mental issues” when he offered her the invite. In addition to serving as RZA’s guest at the party, Banks was also being helped by RZA to secure a record deal before the fiasco happened.
“It was a lot for him to deal with,” RZA said of Crowe’s encounter with Banks. “If I had known that she had mental issues, I would have tried to keep a father type of eye on her at the party. I didn’t know.”
Despite the fallout Banks faced following the incident with Crowe, RZA shared his belief that this could all be just a phase for her.
“They say you don’t get that sense of humility until you’re 25,” he said. “I don’t know if that’s true, but when I was that age, I was probably a little crazier too. Maybe she’s just got to get over that hump.”
Following claims from Banks that she was physically attacked and verbally assaulted by Crowe at his party, RZA offered his take on what went down in a post uploaded to Facebook.
“There was nothing funny about her behavior,” RZA wrote. “I felt a little embarrassed because she was my guest. Still verbal abuse can be tolerated but when it goes physical… Azealia threaten to cut a girl in the face with a glass, then actually grabs a glass and physically attacks for no logical reason.”
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Same damn story, different day.
i think that azelia is getting a bad rap here, this all may be an elaborate conspiracy to boost sales for RZAs new movie with russel crow
Two words nigga: shorter leash…
God damn…at what age do you accept responsibility for your behavior? She’s only 25? God damn, you gotta be 50 before u have ay sense in u?
Much respect to RZA.
No doubt she is so talented, young and on her own trying to achieve.
Think about it both of them are potential pawns in Hollyweird.
Hope all of them reconcile.
I am a fan of rza but these past couple of years he has been suspect
– OUATIS fiasco
– ALL lives matter statement
– ridiculous video of making the worst beat ever ( did he really produce all those golden age albums ? I doubt it
– now the way he rushed to defend Crowe was really suspect.
Why did he not say what he’s saying now then. He was just to quick to rush to defend in my opinion.
I never thought I would see the day when rza would be the character I see today. He may call it maturity but maturity does not mean you forget who you were. You can grow without doing this.
Pump the brakes, conspiracy theorist.
I agree. He threw her under the bus in order to appease YT.
RZA you didn’t DO your RESEARCH on this IDIOT?@!#!? She’s CRAZIER than ODB ever was, least it got you OUT of the ‘deal’ with her, as MORE knucklehead sh*t was about to go down with Ms.5150 LOCO Bipolar Racist IMBECILE! #WuTangWasNeverTHISdumb
To be honest all these peoples are hollywood, wouldn’t surprise me if everything is fake about this situation to drum up
more race baiting hating bs. Rza is trying to come up in hollywood couple decent projects nothing major tho, Russel has had some
bad misses lately he has to do what he is told to continue to get major roles, Azelia willing to do whatever to keep living the lifestyle, wouldn’t surprise me if she was a high end escort in hollywood for these directors, produces etc. Not only are the movies scripted
but half of these peoples lives are too, to keep people interested in talking.
I don’t think this is gonna endear them to anyone Hollywood producers. Russell Crowe already has a reputation of being hard to deal with, Banks is a known headcase, and Rza has benefited from being everyone’s ‘pal’ in Hollywood. I don’t think it was a PR move. I think it’s exactly what it sounds like. A bird at a party acting like a bird and getting checked.
RZA feels that he should have kept “a father type of eye” on the Harlem musician that night…. means he was busy with something else when the incident has happend but still feels entiteld to act the eye witness and to give a pseudo-medical statement. what exactly did he study?
Yeah….RZA needs to stop saying she has mental issues. He’s no doctor. I think RZA is desperate to further his career beyond Wu Tang, so he’ll say what he thinks is necessary to do that. He’s working on ventures where he needs the people in that room to help him get where he wants to go. The fact that he’s trying to act like he didn’t know about Azealia’s so called “mental issues” is insulting. EVERYONE knows. She’s known for her antics, not her music. RZA needs to keep it real and stop playing dumb like he didn’t know about this girl and how she gets down.
ive tried to say the opposite. sounds like a lie to me. if shes doin so many crazy things that “everyone” knowing bout her “mental issues” (all doctors i guess) why to make up fake bs ? thats also the reason why i dont trust BLM, its nothing but propaganda. and btw trump victory has shown that most ppl dont believe that crap anylonger that is made up by the media, didnt same ppl also claims he had “mental issues” and was “unfit”. crazy ppl themselves (like alcoholics n ghostbelievers) love to think that everyone suffers from the same problems as themselves. thats the issue here and there.