{"id":228618,"date":"2020-08-10T14:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T19:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=228618"},"modified":"2020-08-10T12:58:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T17:58:35","slug":"azealia-banks-voluntary-euthanasia-tired-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/azealia-banks-voluntary-euthanasia-tired-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Azealia Banks expresses desire for ‘voluntary euthanasia’: ‘My soul is tired, I’m ready to go’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Azealia Banks, a singer, songwriter, and rapper, sent a series of disturbing messages on Instagram over the weekend, indicating a desire for voluntary euthanasia, even though she is not physically ill in any way. Banks, who is 29, originally gained attention when she posted music on MySpace in 2008, eventually gaining a record deal, launching an online store, and acting in a feature film. But a recent string of suicidal messages<\/a> has fans concerned for her well-being.<\/p>\n

Banks posted to her Instagram stories, saying the effects of quarantine have brought her to a breaking point.<\/p>\n

\u201cYea, I think I\u2019m done here,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThis 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.\u201d She continued with another post saying she would document her last months for her fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not begging for attention or asking for sympathy\/empathy,” she continued. “I\u2019m 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her final post, she wrote, “My soul is tired. I’m ready to go.”<\/p>\n