Conor McGregor has discovered himself on the centre of one more controversy after US rapper Azealia Banks claimed he despatched her express photos – after which threatened her to not inform anybody. The outspoken musician, 34, shared a sequence of posts on X (previously Twitter) on Monday (July 14) accusing the UFC star of harassment and leaking what she alleged had been unedited nudes of the fighter.

In keeping with Azealia, the Irish fighter despatched her unsolicited mirror selfies whereas utterly bare, with the American star calling out the behaviour as harassing and demanding accountability. She wrote: “The way you gonna ship a b***h a some crooked d**ok pics then threaten her to not inform. @TheNotoriousMMA n***a have you learnt who the f**ok I’m?” She went on so as to add: “Like how are you actually going to sexually harass me with the potato farmer d**ok then threaten me to not inform????”

Categorical.co.uk have contacted Conor McGregor and Azealia Banks’ representatives for remark.

The 212 rapper, who has turn into as well-known for her social media spats as her music, didn’t cease there – sarcastically mocking Conor, 37, by telling him he’s not the president of Eire and suggesting he ought to begin utilizing sunscreen.

She later up to date followers saying he had woken up early and deleted the photographs, however not earlier than she was in a position to screenshot them in a now deleted submit.

She later tweeted: “No me and Conor McGregor have been sending one another unsolicited nudes since 2016. LOL.”(sic) One message allegedly from the married father-of-four remained, during which he reportedly instructed her: “Don’t be a rat ‘cos all rats get caught.”

Her submit went viral, racking up over 1,000,000 views, 3,000 retweets and 13,000 likes – however not everybody was satisfied.

Whereas the Harlem-born star claimed the photographs had been actual and despatched from the cage fighter’s verified account, some social media customers questioned their authenticity, suggesting the photographs could have been doctored.

Others tagged Grok, Elon Musk’s AI assistant, asking whether or not the picturees had been legit – although the bot has but to reply.

Others expressed concern for Conor’s household, questioning how his spouse and kids would reply if the allegations had been true.

Regardless of the furore, the blended martial arts large has but to reply publicly or situation a press release. The alleged messages seem to have originated from his verified deal with @TheNotoriousMMA.

The scandal is simply the newest in a string of authorized dramas for the previous UFC champion, who has confronted allegations and was lately ordered to pay £173,734 in a civil case in Eire linked to sexual assault claims – a ruling that additional complicates his makes an attempt to return to the game.

Talking lately, UFC President Dana White mentioned: “He’s not preventing any time quickly. I haven’t talked to him in a minute. I don’t know.”