Azealia Banks apologizes for racist rant about Zayn Malik

Banks used a series of slurs targeting Muslims in a post aimed at Zayn Malik, whom she accused of copying her style

Azealia Banks has apologised for a stream of racist and Islamophobic invective against former One Direction member Zayn Malik that led Twitter to suspend her.

The rapper, who has long been notorious for provocative social media postings and has rarely voiced remorse, offered her "sincerest apologies to the world" in a posting on Instagram, where her account remains active.