"Just got back from a great vacation, came online and saw apparently it's shocking and unheard of to be a woman and have cellulite," Azalea wrote in a tweet to her 4.3 million followers.
"I just want to have peace and relaxation time without a perve with long-distance lens hiding out taking pictures, everyone deserves peace."
Azalea said the hatred and pettiness she sees online "is making me become an angry person and I cannot be that" so she is taking some time away from social media.
"I need to be happy, and it is too negative and draining," she continued.
"My management will tweet/run my accounts from today onwards with updates etc unless any message is signed - IA.
"Love you all. Peace out!"
- AAP