Azealia Banks Apologizes to Sarah Palin for Tweeting She Should Be Raped (Video)

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Azealia Banks Apologizes to Sarah Palin for Tweeting She Should Be Raped
The rapper, who has never apologized for any of her many anti-LGBT tweets, tells Sarah Palin she's sorry for suggesting she should be gang raped, in response to a threatened lawsuit.
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Azealia Banks Apologizes to Sarah Palin for Tweeting She Should Be Raped

The rapper, who has never apologized for any of her many anti-LGBT tweets, tells Sarah Palin she's sorry for suggesting she should be gang raped, in response to a threatened lawsuit.

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