Azealia Banks admitted she was compensated for every mention of Israel on her social media accounts, including posts that were clearly meant to troll or provoke.
The musician's admission replies to an allegation that Israeli officials failed to pay influencers promised fees, reportedly totalling millions of dollars.
Banks, known for her unfiltered commentary online, explained that the payments were legitimate, contradicting claims from other influencers who have not received their promised compensation.
The claims first surfaced when a user on X reported that Israeli officials allegedly hired influencers for $7,000 (£5,700) per post, yet many have not been compensated.
BREAKING: Israeli officials allegedly hired social media influencers for $7,000 per post, failed to pay them, and are now facing lawsuits totaling millions of dollars over unpaid invoices.
Banks' tweet, in which she admitted, 'I got paid lol. It's not 7k a post but I def get paid for every Israel mention. Even the troll posts are paid,' confirms that at least some payments were honoured.
I got paid lol.Its not 7k a post but i def get paid for every Israel mention.Even the troll posts are paid....https://t.co/pbQEejqDkK
Azealia Banks' Recent Mentions of Israel
True to her words, the American rapper-singer has been posting onX about Israelin recent weeks.
In one post, she looked back on a trip to Israel where she asked a question about Ashkenazim and got criticised for it. Later, she connected that to theEpstein files, using it to call out Democrats rather than to make a point about Jewish people.
Source: International Business Times UK
