Azealia Banks� Twitter Account Suspended

Twitter on Thursday suspended the provocative rapper Azealia Banks after she went a step too far by launching racist attacks on former One Direction heartthrob Zayn Malik.

The Twitter account of @AZEALIABANKS returned a message saying that it was suspended with a link to the service's conditions, which lists 'abusive tweets and behavior' as a reason for temporary removal.

The New York artist has long been a controversial and prolific presence on Twitter, attacking fellow rappers - notably Iggy Azalea - and once urging the burning down of homes of ancestors of slave traders.