Earlier this week, Azealia Banks reportedly published a series of very graphic tweets about Sarah Palin. Banks seemed to be responding to a fake news story that quoted Palin as saying things like "negroes loved being slaves." Banks reportedly wrote, "Let's find the biggest burliest blackest negroes and let them run a train on her. Film it and put it on Worldstar." (Find more text from her tweets below.) Palin responded today with a post on Facebook, condemning Banks for her "bizarre, violent rants" and for the "anti-woman, pro-rape garbage that you seem to endorse." Banks then issued a public apology to Palin: "Now since learning that the article was not published officially, I sincerely apologize for any emotional distress or reputational scarring I may have caused you," she wrote in the open letter. Now, Palin has shared a statement with People revealing her plan to sue Banks over the tweets. Update (4/6, 9:50 a.m.): Azealia has written another reply to Palin on her Tumblr, which she tweeted out this morning twice with the text "And another fucking thing, ....." and "Fuck Sarah Palin." In the post, she writes: "i’m 100% positive that the police killings, cultural appropriation, Trump and Palin etc. represent the contempt that whitey shares for this intangible , uncontrollable new black mind that’s been steeping for a while now." Read it here.

"I've had enough of the unanswered threats and attacks against my family and me," Palin wrote. "So, for the first time I'm going to enjoy the only retribution some protected 'celebrities' seem to understand—I'm suing Azealia Banks and can't wait to share my winnings with others who have gone defenseless against lies and dangerous attacks far too long." Palin, who said she's "in discussions with attorneys," told People: