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Azealia Banks apologises to Zayn Malik after racially abusing him on Twitter

Azealia Banks has penned an apology to Zayn Malik, five months after racially abusing him on Twitter.

The rapper had her account suspended earlier this year after she hit out at Zayn, and called him a “curry scented b***h” – she later attacked the former 1D star again in August by making a transphobic comment about him.

However, in a letter posted on Instagram last night, Azealia finally apologised to the Pillowtalk singer.

“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.

“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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Harsh: Azealia attacked Zayn on Twitter | INSTAGRAM

“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,” she wrote.

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Apology: Azealia posted an open letter to Zayn on social media | INSTAGRAM

The letter was released just days after the 212 singer decided not to press charges against Russell Crowe, after claiming he called her a “n*****” and that he “choked” and “spat” at her before throwing her out of his hotel room.

“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,” she told Us Weekly.

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