Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is taking legal action against singer-rapper Azealia Banks over a series of explicit Twitter rants. The rapper apologized to the politician after the ex-governor's announcement to sue her.
Sarah Palin, 52 who was an American politician and commentator plans to file a lawsuit against female rapper Azealia Bank after Banks tweeted accusations of her, being incest and suggested the former governor to be rape, Time reported.
"I've had enough of the unanswered threats and attacks against my family and me. I'm suing Azealia Banks, 24 and can't wait to share my winnings with others who have gone defenseless against lies and dangerous attacks far too long," Palin announced.
According to USA Today, the twitter fight started from a satirical news article from Newslo.com, which Banks reacted on a quoted statement of the politician, saying black people liked slavery. On her Twitter, she tweeted Palin should be raped by a group of black men and should be filmed during the said sexual encounter.
After the former governor's announcement to deal things to legal, Banks wrote a lengthy statement, apologizing to Palin on her Tumblr account. She then deleted her explicit tweets and says she didn't know the article was fake.
In the open letter, Banks denied calling for the savage gang rape of Palin in a series of three graphic tweets that started the women's curious Twitter fight, People reported. "Now since learning that the article was not published officially, I sincerely apologize for any emotional distress or reputational scarring i may have caused you," Banks wrote. "In my honest defense, i was completely kidding," she added.
Palin, 52, responded Tuesday morning on Twitter and Facebook. "Hey Female Rapper.
Listen up, little darling. No one has any idea what you're wigging out about in these bizarre, violent rants against me." It's not clear if Palin accepted the apology.
Banks has used social media to voice controversial opinions in the past. Late last year she faced backlash after tweet post, comparing LGBT community to "gay white KKK's."
