Azealia Banks pens groveling apology to Zayn Malik five months after she racially abused him on Twitter
Her apology comes after she had a spat with Russell Crowe this week
AZEALIA Banks has written a grovelling apology to Zayn Malik, FIVE months after she racially abused him on Twitter.
The 212 singer lashed out at Zayn calling him a "curry scented b***h" and later had her Twitter account suspended as a result.
However, she appears to have seen the error of her ways in the same week that saw her have a vicious spat with actor Russell Crowe.
In a letter obtained by the , Azealia wrote:"There are no words that can fully express how sorry I am. Recent events have taught me the importance of taking accountability for one's actions. I want and need to say I am sorry, I was wrong.
"I reached out, on Twitter, to congratulate you on leaving One Direction and finding your own path.
"Many artists sell their souls to this business and sacrifice their happiness for a career; walking away took bravery, strength, formidable principles and a powerful sense of self-worth.
"I applaud you for this. After my tweets, you tweeted something completely unrelated to me and I mistook it for a personal attack.
She continued: "This set me off and I began a reckless and unacceptable rant; but every cloud has a silver lining and what happened has taught me that not everything is about me and not everything is directed at me.
"Thank-you for teaching me this, it is a lesson that I desperately needed to learn. As a black woman, in America, I sometimes forget that there are words and comments that hurt other communities.
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"At times, I am so consumed by my own struggle, and the struggle of my race, that I forget to consider the hardships other minorities continue to endure.
"Coming from an ethnicity that is largely discriminated against does not warrant a license to use derogatory, abusive terminology nor does it give me the right to make hurtful remarks. I apologise not only to you, Zayn, but to all those I hurt and offended.
"I am not cruel, nor am I heartless or vindictive. There is a lot of love in my heart and there is good in my soul. What I did was wrong and I am committed to becoming a better person."
Meanwhile, Azealia has also decided not to press charges against Russell Crowe, despite claiming he called her a "n*****" "choked" and "spat"at her before throwing her out of a Beverly Hills hotel room.
She told Us Weekly magazine: "Realistically, to be honest, I really don't want to. Because I just don't want this in the media. I want my music out. I just want to f***ing put my music out.
"I just want my music to shine. I don't want to be dealing with another episode, another thing, another whatever."
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