More about: Azealia Banks

The Home Office is reportedly looking into banning Azealia Banks from entering the UK, following the rapper’s racist, homophobic tirade against Zayn Malik.

During the tirade, Banks called Malik (who is half Pakistani) a “hair curry scented bitch,” a “paki” and a “faggot,” as well as writing, “your mother is a dirty refugee who won’t be granted asylum.”

She subsequently posted a screenshot of a series of DMs sent to blogger @zizziswardrobe, by way of a statement. “I said what I said to Zayn because I was angry,” she explained. “He felt as if he was too good to acknowledge me yet not to [sic] good to copy my creativity. I had to remind him that were [sic] both in this industry and people of color by reminding him that no matter what you may think of yourself the world still sees you as ‘other’ as they see me.” 

Now, the Home Office is said to be considering her actions, and whether she should be allowed to enter the UK in the future. Though the Home Office refused to comment to NME on the specific case, it did say, "Coming to the UK is a privilege, and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values.”

"The Home Secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.”

Yesterday, London festival Born & Bred announced that they had dropped Banks from her headline slot due to her hateful comments.

More about: Azealia Banks