Azealia Banks slaps Matty Healy with a restraining order
Azealia Banks has served Matty Healy with a cease-and-desist notice after he threatened her in a now-deleted social media post.
The 33-year-old rapper through the letter, has demanded a huge settlement worth $1 million and as well as public apology.
Banks also shared the notice sent to Healy by her legal team on her X account.
The notice, posted on X, reads that the Healy’s attacks against the Chasing Time singer’s professional reputation and his “overt racial epithets” and his most recent “threats of physical violence against” have been well-documented prior to deleting his posts.
The notice added, “Your overt racial epithets (e.g., calling her a “rat”) and repeated threats of violence against my client constitute cyber harassment and cyber bullying and violate various Federal and state laws.”
It further added, “Your threats of violence have caused my client extreme emotional distress.”
The post also maintained that Somebody Else crooner’s significant influence as a public figure, has a duty to avoid reckless statements which have now raised serious concern.
The notice further noted, “In addition, your publication of false and defamatory statements about my client and her business (e.g., referring to her as a ‘failure’) constitutes slander, libel and business defamation per se in violation of various Federal and State laws.”
“In addition, your actions are likely to interfere with my client’s ongoing professional career which constitutes tortious interference, and is a blatant violation of numerous other business statutes.”
The letter is a result of a heated social media argument between the two singers which took place on Wednesday, December 4 when Banks said Charli XCX “used to be so pretty”.
The 35-year-old singer, whose bandmate George Daniel is engaged to Charli, clapped back at the response that all the women she attacks seem to be “culturally relevant, attractive, divisive and nice” people.
“I think this makes you jealous cos you’re so talented but everything else about you is a failure. Just rap bro,” he wrote.
However, after Banks compared Healy to Frankenstein, things escalated quickly as Swift’s ex fired back, saying, “I’ll f******slap you so hard I’ll get a Guiness world record for the highest a rat some b**** calls a wig has ever flown.”
The English singer then quickly apologized for his response and deleted his tweet, acknowledging it was not cool even if he was angry.