LaGuardia High School of Music allowed Banks to develop her musical talents and sense of theatrics, moving away from acting as her focus and instead pursuing her music. Studying at Manhattan's (US) prestigious Florello H. From the age of 10, she appeared in off-Broadway productions and became heavily involved with the Tadal Youth Thearer, gaining several leading roles. One post included a photo of Banks outside his home in Los Angeles, his paperwork alleges.From a young age, Azealia Banks displayed a desire to perform. He claims Banks posted messages on YouTube and other social media platforms that he believes “threatened the lives” of his wife and young child, in addition to himself. “Banks’ claims run the gamut of the absurd and could easily be ignored and written off as the rantings of a lunatic, but her recent rants took an ominous and dangerous turn,” his complaint states. 20, 2021 with similar causes of defamation, trade libel and stalking.Īccording to Kwatinetz, Banks started ranting against him and Prospect Park in June 2020 with “blatantly false claims” alleging he was withholding royalties. 24, 2020 but moved to dismiss the civil action in March.
Banks’ allegations are false and slanderous.”įor his part, Kwatinetz first sued Banks for defamation and stalking on Sept. Kwatinetz will vindicate his rights in court, where he will prove that Ms. Banks’ cross-complaint has no merit and is nothing more than a PR stunt.
Banks is a talented artist, but she has been acting irresponsibly and dangerously for years,” a rep for Kwatinetz said in a statement to Rolling Stone Thursday. She also alleges the company “refused” to provide her with “backup for basically any of the expenses.” “Under the circumstances, the amount of alleged costs and expenses is outrageous,” Banks’ cross-complaint states.
To bolster her claim, Banks alleges Kwatinetz once sent her an email detailing the end of his working relationship with singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson. The “212” artist claims Kwatinetz engaged in “blurring the lines between a fiduciary and a romantic suitor so that he could take financial advantage” of her. “He would repeatedly tell her in e-mails that he loved her, had sleepovers with her and sent her gifts.” “ attempted to control and manipulate Banks so he could eventually steal from her, by charming the 23-year-old from Harlem and attempting to convince her that he loved her,” her filing states.
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In new paperwork obtained by Rolling Stone, Banks says Jeff Kwatinetz was 49 years old and single when he presided over an “egregious” dealmaking process in 2014 that gave his company a 15-year license to her album Broke with Expensive Taste – an album she already owned that had been produced and paid for by another record company, according to her recent filing in Los Angeles County Superior Court. More than a year after she was first sued for stalking and defamation by her ex-manager, Azealia Banks has responded with a cross-complaint accusing the Prospect Park label boss of posing as a “romantic suitor” to “steal” from her.
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