Criminal Charges Surface After a Celeb Breakup

Zayn Malik pleads no contest to harassment of ex Gigi Hadid and her mother
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 29, 2021 1:06 AM CDT
Updated Oct 29, 2021 2:16 PM CDT
Gigi Hadid, Zayn Malik Split Up
In this May 2, 2016 file photo, Zayn Malik, left, and Gigi Hadid arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala in New York.   (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Update: A celebrity split has taken an even nastier turn: Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges of harassment against ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid and her mother, Yolanda Hadid, reports People. Charging documents allege that Malik "grabbed [Yolanda] and shoved her into a dresser, causing mental anguish and physical pain," and that he also warned her to stay away from the couple's 13-month-old daughter. Malik also allegedly shouted at Gigi Hadid to defend him against her mother. He will be on probation for 360 days and must take classes on anger management and domestic violence. Our original story from earlier Friday:

Little more than a year after the birth of their daughter, it's over for one of the internet's favorite couples. Sources tell People that supermodel Gigi Hadid and singer Zayn Malik, who have been together on and off since 2015, are done after some sort of argument between Malik and Yolanda Hadid, Gigi's mother. Sources who spoke to TMZ say that Yolanda Hadid claims Malik hit her last week and that she's considering filing a police report, but Malik quickly released a statement saying he "adamantly" denies the claim. "For the sake of my daughter I decline to give any further details and I hope that Yolanda will reconsider her false allegations and move towards healing these family issues in private."

The gossip site's sources also say Hadid, 26, and Malik, 28, have been over for more than a month. In a social media statement, Malik said that in an effort to protect a "safe and private space" for his daughter, "I agreed to not contest claims arising from an argument I had with a family member of my partner's who entered our home while my partner was away several weeks ago," but that what should have been a "private family matter" has now been leaked to the media. "They are not together right now. They are both good parents though," a source close to the Hadid family says. "They co-parent." (More Gigi Hadid stories.)

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