Azealia Banks attacks French passenger and calls air steward 'f***ing f***ot'

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Singer was unhappy she couldn't disembark her flight from New York
French passenger blocked her way as he tried to get his luggage
As he tried to get her to wait she punched him and spat in his face
Flight attendant who intervened was called a f***ing f***ot
Police confronted her in baggage claim but no charges made
Azealia says it the was the passenger who punched her

Published: 10:48 EST, 22 September 2015 | Updated: 02:36 EST, 23 September 2015

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Rapper Azealia Banks launched a foul mouthed tirade on a flight attendant and tried to physically attack a man after she was unable to get off of a plane.

The 24-year-old was attempting to disembark the jet when it landed in LA in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but could not leave because a French couple were blocking her path.

The other passengers were getting their luggage out of the overheard storage - but Azealia wanted to get off immediately without any hold ups.

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Anger: Rapper Azealia Banks launched a foul mouthed tirade on a flight attendant and tried to physically attack a man after she was unable to get off of a plane in the early hours of Tuesday morning in LA

The singer, who had been sitting in seat 6A, according to TMZ, went ballistic at the unsuspecting pair, who had been seated in the third row for the duration of the flight from New York.

As the French man put his hand out to tell her to wait, Azealia went mad, and according to an eyewitness, spat and punched him in his face and clawed at his shirt.

Taking her frustrations out on a flight attendant, she started screaming and called him a 'f***ing f***ot.'

Unhappy: The singer, who had been sitting in seat 6A, according to TMZ , went ballistic at a French couple, who had been seated in the third row for the duration of the flight from New York

Altercation: The man put his hand out to tell her to wait, Azealia went mad, and according to an eyewitness, spat and punched him in his face and clawed at his shirt

Her blow up was caught on video by another passenger.

The Delta flight landed around 1am on Tuesday.

It was at the point the flight attendant grabbed the rapper's bag and told her to calm down the recording starts.

On film: Her blow up was caught on video by another passenger - the singer grappled with the flight attendant for her bag

Language: Taking her frustrations out on the air steward, she started screaming and called him a 'f***ing f***ot'

As Azealia tried to take her luggage, she loses her balance, and then stood up again. She demanded to take her bag.

She began to rant at the air steward and then calls him a 'f***ing f***ot.'

The singer uses the word frequently on social media and says in her mind, it is not a homophobic slur.

Ok by her: The singer uses the word frequently and says in her mind, it is not a homophobic slur

She says to her it means a man who wants to bring a woman down and control them.

The co-pilot came out to see what what was happening, and the police were called.

She can then be heard saying: 'Give me my bag. Give me my s**t.'

Azealia says: 'I am tired and I want to home.'

The rapper then leaves the plane and drops her cell phone as she left.

Feminist: She says to her it means a man who wants to bring a woman down and control them - she is pictured here in 2012 at a Serpentine Gallery event

Police spoke to Azealia at baggage claim, as well as witnesses.

However the French couple decided not to press charges - they had come to LA on vacation and didn't want the disruption.

The rapper claims that her reaction was self defence and said it was actually her who was hit.

She took to Twitter and said: 'Ok so I get hit in the face by a man and no one cares. The only hear what I called the man who was blocking my exit”'

She added: 'I don’t care. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I don’t tolerate bitchassness and I don’t tolerate men putting their hands on me.'

Azealia, who deleted the tweets, finished with: 'Now you all can sit here in your fake outrage and discuss this amongst yourselves !! I’m headed to the beauty parlor! SIYONARA.'

Her side: The rapper claims that her reaction was self defence and said it was actually her who was hit. She added: 'I don't tolerate bitchassness and I don't tolerate men putting their hands on me'