Azealia Banks sparked some more controversy when she made offensive comments about the Irish and Irish women after an encounter on an airplane. She went on to describe Irish people as "a bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns who have ZERO global influence." Since her social media rant, an Irish lawyer responded to her words with a statement in which he asserted that Banks' words are punishable by law apparently, explaining that anything deemed to be hate speech on social media is a crime. "Hi #azeliabanks [sic] in light of your recent comments on #instagram about Irish women & Irish people generally, perhaps I can introduce you to the #CommunicationsAct2003 (s127) before you land in England," said Tomas McGarvey. According to McGarvey, Section 127 of the UK's Communications Act of 2003 says that it's an offense to "send a message that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character over public electronic communications network." Banks took to Instagram to address Mcgarvey's new revelation and accused the threat to be spurred form racism, adding that if her actions are punishable by law, then so are the responses that she's gotten. "Racism at its finest," she penned. "The eagerness to put a black woman in a cage. EL OH EL. If I’m gettin arrested then we will have to go through my DM’s and arrest each and every person who said racist things to me, which would mean you’d basically need to arrest the entire country of Ireland. I’m not sure what kind of point these folk are trying to prove but the racism keeps jumping out of them like vomit on a stomach virus. Literally cannot believe the kind of negro-hunt these folk are on about. [...]The fact that these people think this should scare me into submission to let people say racist things to me so long as I dont say them back is hilarious. Arrest me and THEN do what?[...] 212 will shoot straight to the top of the charts and I will become a part of UK School curriculum, Feminist Theory, he will literally make me a HUGE star for arresting me. A blessing in disguise."<doc-sep>Azealia Banks: Irish fans react to 'inbred' comments Published 25 January 2019 image copyright Getty Images "I can't justify seeing her again, I don't think she's welcome back in Ireland..." Irish fans have reacted to Azealia Banks' controversial comments, which she made on Instagram following a sold out gig in Dublin. The rapper used the phrase "inbred leprechauns" and asked "don't you have a famine to go die in?" Three fans who were at the gig have given Newsbeat their reaction to the since-deleted posts. image copyright Instagram Before the gig the star had already got into an altercation with Aer Lingus where she called Irish women "ugly". But this didn't appear to stop fans going to the concert in the Academy. 'We knew she was a bit of a loose cannon' Mary, 27, from Kilkenny, has followed Banks since her track 212, released back in 2011. image copyright Mary Gray image caption Niamh (left) and Mary said Azealia's comments "left a sour taste" after an amazing show "At the show she dedicated a song to the beautiful Irish women in the crowd. It was like a public apology. Everyone cheered and accepted it. "The energy and charisma she had on stage was incredible, we felt like we were in an underground nightclub in New York." However Mary's views changed the following day after seeing the comments. "It was a real pity. I don't see how anyone would have respect for her after she mocked our culture and past. I'm definitely not a fan anymore. Azealia's famine comments refer to the Irish Potato Famine between 1845 and 1849 in which one million people are believed to have died from starvation. "I don't think she's welcome back in Ireland." image copyright Killian Wallace image caption Killian loves her music but says Azealia Banks makes it "really hard to like her" 'Even my granddad now knows who she is' Killian is 17 from Dublin and thinks Azealia Banks might have simply been seeking attention. "She saw the publicity she got from the Aer Lingus comments and thought she'd carry on because her future gigs weren't sold out. "Since the comments her Manchester gig has sold out, they even released extra tickets." He added: "She was giving as bad as she got, some of the things being said to her were utterly disgusting too." image copyright Danni Ronan image caption One of Danni's photos from the gig 'Her whole attitude is super two-faced' Danni Ronan is 23 from Dublin and was covering the gig for a local magazine. Danni thought the rapper was acting differently on stage, compared to her comments both before and after. "At one point she seemed really concerned that some of the audience were going faint but as soon as the gig was over she went straight back to her hate." She added: "Her security guard was on stage the whole time. He was standing at the back on the left of the stage." Follow Newsbeat on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.<doc-sep>AZEALIA Banks has launched another rant aimed at Irish people in which she said they should be quarantined and the mocked the potato famine. The 27-year-old rapper latest comments on Instagram come after she called the Irish “f**ing ugly” after she got into a row with an Aer Lingus stewardess before a flight from Gatwick to Dublin. 10 The 27-year-old took to social media today to express her anger Credit: instagram/azealiabanks The controversial artist threw racial slurs during her meltdown and shared them on her Instagram story to her 613k Instagram followers. But despite talking about “beautiful Irish women” while on stage during her Dublin gig she has once again laid into the nation. Writing to one follower, she said: “'Don't you have a famine to go die in?” in reference to the 1845-49 Potato Famine in which a million people died. “You lot are a bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns who have ZERO global influence and ZERO white privilege,” she said continuing her rant in another posts. “The rest of the world's white folk don't want to associate with you lot at all and it's because you are barbarians. “'I'm happiest knowing the Irish are quarantined on an isle so they can continue to inbreed and keep their defective genes away from humanity.” Bank's problems and subsequent rants began when she didn't board the morning flight to Dublin, ahead of her sold-out gig at The Academy in the Irish capital on Tuesday. She claimed she had been "banned" from the airline after accusing a flight attendant of "lying", saying she had been "treated like a wild animal". "Every time I come to the UK, they always make some s**t with these airline people," she said. You lot are a bunch of prideful inbred leprechauns who have ZERO global influence and ZERO white privilege Azealia Banks "I was trying to find my passport as I didn't have the answers and she was staring at me. I said. "Don't stare at me'. "She said that I said, 'Don't stare at me or I'll sort you out'. I'm from NYC, I don't use that slang. "They crowded round me like I'm some sort of animal saying, 'we're going to have a problem'." She continued: "I get off the plane. I've worked too hard in my life to be cornered by some ugly Irish b***h. They are ugly Irish women here. "Then all these security n***** come over treating me like a wild animal." The rapper then said her manager booked another flight for her with a different airline so that she was still able to make her Dublin performance. 10 Banks sporting a helmet with an Irish flag on her way to her Dublin concert Credit: WENN MOST READ IN NEWS COVID CHAOS France to BAN Brit tourists unless they stay in quarantine hotels for 10 days 'MEETING' MASSACRE 'Mass shooter killed eight at rail yard' after 'setting home on fire' HORROR FIND Neighbor 'in tears' after finding body of 'kidnapped and slain' boy, 4 HEATWAVE Scorching 23C temperatures to hit THIS WEEKEND as rain & wind make way for summer MAGIC COMBO Powerball results LIVE: Winning numbers for Wednesday, May 26 - $236m jackpot GATES CREEPER Bill Gates's money man 'shared nude pics of women colleagues & RATED looks' She added: "Now they're like, 'you can never fly Aer Lingus because you got off the plane'. At first, they were trying to get me to stay." Aer Lingus told Sun Online: "Aer Lingus has a strict no-tolerance policy towards disruptive guest behaviour." In 2005, Banks famously rowed with a flight attendant calling him a "f***ing f***ot" when she was unable to get off a Delta plane. 10 Credit: @azealiabanks 10 Credit: @azealiabanks 10 Credit: @azealiabanks 10 Banks posted this video to her Instagram Credit: instagram/azealiabanks 10 The artist seemed to be in a cheerful mood before boarding the flight Credit: instagram/azealiabanks 10 Banks said: 'Every time I come to the UK, they always make some s**t with these airline people' Credit: instagram/azealiabanks 10 Rapper Azealia Banks pictured in 2017 Credit: Getty - Contributor 10 Banks reportedly plans on filing a formal complaint against the airline after the ordeal Credit: Getty - Contributor We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.'<doc-sep>The rapper claimed the British singer had copied some of her ideas and that his video for Like I Would looked like the one she made for her track Yung Rapunxel.<doc-sep>
Controversial rapper Azealia Banks has launched a shocking attack on Irish critics, asking them if they "have a famine to go die in". Banks also branded Irish people "inbred" and fired homophobic insults at another fan. The "212" star had previously landed in hot water for a tirade against Aer Lingus and calling Irish women "ugly" ahead of her gig in The Academy last night. This afternoon, the American performer shared pictures on Instagram of the front pages of a number of Irish newspapers featuring her performance with the caption: "Guess who won this round". A number of followers responded with criticism of the star and Banks then responded with some disgusting insults. In response to comments about her appearance, the foul-mouthed rapper responded by saying: "Don't you have a famine to go die in?". Another follower branded her a "horrible human" which prompted the 'star' to launch an astonishing rant in which she branded Irish people as "inbred". She wrote: "Happiest knowing the Irish are all quarantined on an isle so they can continue to inbreed and keep their defective genes away from the rest of humanity." Banks also fired homophobic insults at a follower who suggested she would be better to be remembered for her music rather than her controversial antics. She said: "Well if thirsty fatherless gays like you weren't addicted to fake stories of my misfortune the media would write about it! "You're jealous of my beauty, talent and humanity so think I *may* have had a bad day makes you feel better about yourself for a while. The media only sells what you want to read." Ahead of the gig, Banks had said she "loves" Irish, its people and its strawberries.