Azealia Banks has sent a cease and desist letter to Matty Healy demanding $1 million (£780,000) during their ongoing online feud.
The conflict began when Banks criticized Charli XCX’s appearance in a video, which led to Healy defending his friend and bandmate.
The exchange turned hostile, with Healy threatening physical violence against Azealia Banks.
In response to these threats, Banks posted a copy of a legal letter from her lawyer Wallace J. Collins III.
“Your attacks against my client’s professional reputation, your overt racial epithets and your most recent threats of physical violence against my client have been well-documented since you published them worldwide online,” the lawyer writes, noting that he has screenshots of now-deleted messages.
Collins also labelled Healy’s alleged behaviour as “wrongful, bad faith and malicious”.
“Your removal of the damaging attack posts and your acknowledgement that your reaction was inappropriate does not undo the damage, but rather constitutes evidence of an admission of guilt by you,” he continues.
To conclude, Collins explained that he has drafted a lawsuit per Banks’s request but would prefer to resolve the matter without “court intervention”. He asked Healy to refrain from making any further comments about Banks, offer a public apology, and give her $1 million for “full settlement of this matter”.
Representatives for Healy have not publicly responded to the letter.
After the feud hit headlines, the 35-year-old issued an apology via X and a longer statement in a Reddit post in which he insisted he was “embarrassed” by his outburst.
“I just feel dreadful about how I acted violent – I think Azealia Banks and all obvious flawed people all deep down have a heart and I hate that I have contributed to her mental fragility. She’s a human,” he wrote.
