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Instagram Stories Is Making Azealia Banks’ Fight With Elon Musk Seem Even Messier

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Nasty Gal and Joshua Lott/Getty Images. In theory, the feud between rapper Azealia Banks and tech titan Elon Musk should be a fantastic summer drama. Earlier this month, Banks spun a tale of a weekend spent stranded at Musk’s house, where instead of collaborating with his girlfriend (at the time, and maybe still— it’s unclear ), the musician Grimes, as Banks had planned, she was trapped in what she called a real-world version of  Get Out , complete with tales of Musk regretting tweeting while on acid (she alleged) and making freaked-out phone calls to financers (she also alleged). After a few days’ respite, Banks is back to spilling details of her travails with Grusk: This week she  revealed some texts  between herself and Grimes where the two contemplate getting pregnant at the same time, and Banks declares herself “a very fierce protector of children [who] can see them in the invisible world.” She...