Qantas has hit back at rapper will.i.am, after the Black Eyed Peas frontman accused one of its flight attendants of being "racist" and "beyond rude".

On Monday, a Qantas spokesperson told SBS News the company was willing to help the individual sue over the claims.

"Absent a retraction, and if the crew member wanted to take the matter further, we'd certainly be willing to provide legal support for them to do this," the spokesperson said.

I’m currently on a flight from Brisbane to Sydney.



I’m sorry to say me and my group have experienced they worse service due to a overly aggressive flight attendant...



I don’t want to believe she racist.

But she has clearly aimed all her frustrations only at the people of colour — will.i.am (@iamwill) November 16, 2019

On Saturday, will.i.am was in a dispute with the crew member on a Brisbane-Sydney flight over stowing his laptop, which culminated in police meeting him when he disembarked.

The 44-year-old published the individual's name on Twitter and accused her of being a "#RacistFlightattendant".

"I don't want to believe she racist. But she has clearly aimed all her frustrations only at the people of colour," he tweeted to his 12.8 million followers.

He followed up with: "she sent the police after me because I couldn't hear the P.A while making beats on the plane wearing noise canceling headphones".

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He included a photo of a uniformed police officer at the airport gate.

will.i.am was heading to Sydney ahead of a Black Eyed Peas performance on Saturday night.

In a subsequent tweet, he said "this is what Twitter is for...we are supposed to call out wrongdoings so we can have a safer more compassionate world".

If I did something wrong....or if I was the slightest bit rude to a FAN or a journalist during work, I would be publicly named...this is what Twitter is for...we are supposed to call out wrong doings so we can have a safer more compassionate world https://t.co/au4ibWeqWY — will.i.am (@iamwill) November 16, 2019

In a previous statement, Qantas said it "completely rejected" the stoush had anything to do with race.

"There was a misunderstanding on board, which seems to have been exacerbated by will.i.am wearing noise-cancelling headphones and not being able to hear instructions from crew," the airline said.