Azealia Banks leaves fans concerned on Saturday night after sharing a series of text posts to Instagram that suggested she planned to end her own life.
What We Know:
- The 29-year-old rapper followed up her posts with audio messages shared to her Instagram Stories on Sunday in which she expressed plans to “voluntarily euthanize” herself after she finishes the music she is currently working on. Her text posts state her “soul is tired,” but she promised to finish her ongoing music first.
- The concerning messages arrived a week after she filmed herself shaving her head to “feel fresh again” after “years of trauma and drama”. The audio that was released on Bank’s Instagram was even more frightening.
Azealia Banks posts a follow-up to last night. She says that she’d rather die than be constantly ridiculed and having her ideas stolen, and that she “doesn’t have any more defense.” pic.twitter.com/LWhBQjB8fU
— azealia’s story (@azealiastory) August 9, 2020
- She criticized her friends and family for ignoring her calls for help. “Don’t just respond to me when I’m ready to go.”
- She stated, “Yea, I think I’m done here. This pandemic, extreme lack of social interaction, no intimacy, combined with constant public ridicule, is making life harder than its worth”. She continued to say, “I think I will end my tenure here on earth soon”.
- Azealia tried to calm her readers, though she didn’t back away from the insinuation of her first post.
“I’m not begging for attention or asking for sympathy/empathy……. I’m just ready to go. Peacefully of course,” she continued. “I will document my last times and release a film for you all to finally understand me, From my perspective.”
- She also revealed a friend had visited her to do a wellness check. She said she would be looking at voluntary euthanasia options because she does not have “any more defense”.
In case you or anyone you know are having any suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, text ‘STRENGTH’ to the Crisis Text Line.
