Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik split amid allegation he hit Hadid’s mother | Breaking News Updates

Malik “categorically” denied any physical violence, but refused to elaborate “for the sake of my daughter,” he told TMZ. He urged Yolanda Hadid to “move towards solving these family issues in private”.

The former One Direction star appeared to dig deeper into the matter on Twitter, writing that he was trying to keep the peace to “co-parent” the couple’s 1-year-old daughter, Khai.

“I have agreed not to dispute the claims arising from an argument I had with a member of my partner’s family who entered our house while my partner was away several weeks ago,” he said. writes Malik.

TMZ, citing unidentified sources, reported that the couple actually broke up over a month ago. The alleged assault on the mother took place last week. Yolanda Hadid was planning to file a police report, according to the media outlet.

For her part, Gigi Hadid “is only focusing on the best for Khai” and has asked for confidentiality, her rep told E! New.

The couple had been dating intermittently for five years and, according to Elle, “was going strong” since a reconciliation in 2019. Khai was born in September 2020.