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Azealia Banks' Ex-Manager Slams Restraining Order as 'Desperate' Act After His Recent Court Win
TMZ • • general
Key Points:
- Azealia Banks has filed for a temporary restraining order against her ex-manager Jeff Kwatinetz, accusing him of psychological and emotional abuse spanning over a decade, including coercive control, financial exploitation, and blackmail.
- Banks alleges Kwatinetz manipulated her into signing a life insurance policy while she was intoxicated and refuses to disclose its status or beneficiaries.
- She claims Kwatinetz hired private security to surveil her and accuses him of mixing their personal relationship with professional control, despite not speaking directly for about 10 years.
- Jeff Kwatinetz has previously sued Banks for defamation, stalking, invasion of privacy, and civil extortion, with Banks found liable in court, and his lawyer expects a ruling on damages soon.
- Banks is seeking protection not only for herself but also for her family members, requesting that Kwatinetz be barred from contacting them and that he cancel the disputed life insurance policy.
