Russell Crowe won't be charged over 'assault' on Azealia Banks

Russell Crowe won't face charges over claims he assaulted Azealia Banks.

In October, the rapper accused the 52-year-old actor of abusing her at a party he was hosting in his Beverly Hills hotel room.

Azealia Banks claimed he grabbed her by the neck, spat on her and was racially abusive before throwing her out.

The Gladiator actor had denied the accusations and witnesses had said he was helping protect other guests.

Following the incident, the 25-year-old said she was willing to forgive "in order to heal" - but that she would be going ahead with the charges.

However, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office now says it won't be seeking to prosecute the New Zealand actor.

According to a charge evaluation report, party guests had accused the rapper of acting violently.

"Witnesses state that prior to being ejected from the hotel room by Crowe, Banks repeatedly used a racial epithet, was verbally aggressive to party attendees and threatened to break a glass to cut the throat of a female guest and/or Crowe," the report says.

"Guests report after this threat was made they saw Crowe struggle with Banks to prevent Banks from using the glass she picked up, seemingly to carry out her threat. It was then that Crowe escorted Banks out of the room."

The district attorney's office also concluded it would be"inappropriate" to hold Crowe criminally accountable for allegedly spitting on Banks' glove hand because "it was incidental to preventing more serious threatened violence".

The New York rapper is known for her Twitter spats and celebrity feuds.

And she's been pretty vocal about her version of events on the night.

She's yet to comment on these reports but since the fallout she's vowed to stay out of controversy and "focus on her music".