Azealia Banks says she was raped in Instagram post – but then deletes it
The troubled star shocked worried fans when she wrote 'Lowkey just got raped. I feel like dirt'
AMERICAN rapper Azealia Banks has said she was sexually assaulted this weekend.
In a since deleted Instagram story, the troubled star simply wrote, “Lowkey just got raped. I feel like dirt.”
The 26-year-old star followed up with a series of voice messages to fans in which she’s heard sobbing discussing her feelings and thoughts, reports the
“I just feel so dirty and stupid right now, you know? We were just hanging out and one thing led to another,” she said.
“I just feel really dumb, because it was partially my fault… I’m just like sitting here like feeling f***ing low and sh*t… I just want to f***ing disappear right now.”
“You don’t really realize it like this rape sh*t,” she continued.
“Men can just prey on you and f***ing like badger you, force you to say yes… to the point where you feel like you gave consent but you didn’t give sh*t.
"You never wanted to do sh*t… someone really just got the f***ing best of me.”
Banks, who landed a $1m record deal earlier this year, posted some updates Saturday.
“What is even in a roofie,” she wrote. “I’ve never felt that type of intoxication in my life. I woke up my throat was in pins and needles.
"It’s under control now my brothers and friends are here. I’m going to be fine don’t panic guys. I love you. I def got drugged in my drink but I’m waking up again.”
She claimed to be up and running again adding, “It takes a lot to take this elephant down.”
It’s unclear if the '212' rapper filed a police report. She did not name her accuser in her Instagram story and a request for comment from Banks’ publicist and team wasn’t immediately returned.
Later she posted a message indicating that members of her family were with her to offer support.
She also reassured her fans that she was going to be all right, before repeating her claim that her drink was drugged by the alleged assailant.