Fans of Azealia Banks, an American rapper, have taken to social media to show her support amid her recent posts which suggested that she could be contemplating suicide.
On Saturday, Banks left many of her followers worried when she took to her Instagram stories to share what appeared to be her resolve to commit suicide.
“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. I think I will end my tenure here on earth soon,” she had written.
“I’m not begging for attention or asking for sympathy/empathy. I’m just ready to go. Peacefully of course. I will document my last times and release a film for you all to finally understand me, from my perspective… My soul is tired. I’m ready to go.”
In a follow-up post on Monday, Banks said she feels better now than before.
“I am fine, better than I was before,” she wrote in a post accompanied by a picture of herself smiling.
She also called out those she said never cared she existed before but are now showing concerns amid her situation.
“Don’t express concern for me when I’m down. You can do that when I’m up there. Support me when I’m feeling good and got smile on my face. Don’t support me when I’m crying or down. Do that when I’m showing my creativity and releasing new music…” she said.
Since the 29-year-old music star’s post, several fans have reached out to her while also calling on relevant authorities to ensure her safety.
Below are few of such reactions:
This is so heartbreaking I hope someone who knows azealia banks personally reaches out to her and finds out if she’s okay. We needa keep the same energy that we had with Kanye. pic.twitter.com/hcmDuwVaul
— N a d i a ミ☆ (@dylansdrugdeala) August 9, 2020
Sending positive thoughts to Azealia Banks. The industry and the internet has treated her extremely unfairly. Yes she’s said & done some nasty things but so have many other celebrities with bipolar disorder, yet they are met with empathy and “free passes” while she is demonised. pic.twitter.com/U2By5E0eqJ
— Mojo Jojo (@readyplayerjoe) August 9, 2020
I will never "cancel" Azealia Banks idc LMAO argue with your mums.
— oonts oonts connoisseur (@ashtredame) August 10, 2020
I try not to be bitter about the Azealia Banks thing but people really threw her away but will give their precious whites, their aspirational light skins, and the awful abusive men in the industry they worship chance after chance and make excuses for them but this lady gets dust
— Rashida Renée (@evilrashida) August 9, 2020
Y’all don’t wanna give ppl their flowers till u by their gravesite & that’s the problem. Y’all ignore Azealia Banks every day. Talk about how problematic she is. Now the aftermath of years of being treated poorly and unappreciated is showing its head and y’all wanna fake care. 🖕🏿
— SEKOYA (@yungbabytate) August 9, 2020
Idc if you don’t like Azealia Banks or disagree with anything she’s said or done before. She’s a human being who is at her lowest point rn and needs mental help
— popligion (@popligion) August 9, 2020
TW // mental health
Azealia Banks posts alarming series of Instagram stories; says she will “end her tenure here on earth soon.”
“I’m just ready to go. Peacefully of course […] My soul is tired.” pic.twitter.com/9Qv1AJsMrT
— Pop Base (@PopBase) August 9, 2020
I try not to be bitter about the Azealia Banks thing but people really threw her away but will give their precious whites, their aspirational light skins, and the awful abusive men in the industry they worship chance after chance and make excuses for them but this lady gets dust
— Rashida Renée (@evilrashida) August 9, 2020
🚨🚨Someone go check on Azealia Banks PLEASE !!!! 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/NjHyZs3ndT
— Buck (@TheBucklictic) August 9, 2020
Y’all don’t wanna give ppl their flowers till u by their gravesite & that’s the problem. Y’all ignore Azealia Banks every day. Talk about how problematic she is. Now the aftermath of years of being treated poorly and unappreciated is showing its head and y’all wanna fake care. 🖕🏿
— SEKOYA (@yungbabytate) August 9, 2020
this is sad, actually. i mean one of the most talented artist in our generation, azealia banks deserve better. pic.twitter.com/cK6MlkWl9p
— fernando. (@fernandokills_) August 9, 2020
