Azealia accuses manager of posing as a romantic suitor to steal from her

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Last year Azealia Banks was sued for stalking and defamation by her ex-manager, Jeff Kwatinetz.  Now she is counter-suing her ex-manager and co-founder of The Prospect Park and accuses him of posing as a “romantic suitor” to “steal” from her.

“[Kwatinetz] 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 in Los Angeles County Superior Court states. “He would repeatedly tell her in e-mails that he loved her, had sleepovers with her and sent her gifts.”

She claims Kwatinetz engaged in “blurring the lines between a fiduciary and a romantic suitor so that he could take financial advantage” of her.
Banks is suing Kwatinetz with claims of breach of contract and fraud. She alleges his company and he  “failed for years” to pay her her fair share of the revenues from her album. 

A rep for Jeff Kwatinetz said in a statement: “Ms. Banks is a talented artist, but she has been acting irresponsibly and dangerously for years,”
“Ms. Banks’ cross-complaint has no merit and is nothing more than a PR stunt. Mr. Kwatinetz will vindicate his rights in court, where he will prove that Ms. Banks’ allegations are false and slanderous.”

Kwatinetz sued Banks for defamation and stalking on Sept. 24, 2020 but moved to dismiss the civil action in March.
He filed a follow-up complaint Sept. 20, 2021 with similar causes of defamation, trade libel and stalking.
According to Kwatinetz, Azealia started ranting against him and Prospect Park in June 2020 with “blatantly false claims”.
He claims Azealia 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. One post included a photo of Banks outside his home in Los Angeles.

The next court hearing in the case is set for February 1.

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