Zayn Malik has opened up about his falling out with his daughter’s grandmother in 2021.
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The British singer split from Gigi Hadid, the mother of his two-year-old daughter Khai, in September 2021 after he was accused of pushing the model’s mother against a dresser and insulting her. He denied hitting Yolanda Hadid and called the allegations “false” but ultimately agreed not to challenge the claims in court to protect the “safe and private place” where Khai is growing up.
Reflecting on her reaction to the alleged incident, the 30-year-old star gave more details.
“I knew what the situation was like, I knew what was happening and the people involved knew what was happening too. That’s all I was interested in. If someone in their right mind were to look at the situation, they would probably respect the fact that I just didn’t want to draw attention to anything. I didn’t try to get into negative conversation with her or make up stories online that my daughter would see, read and interpret (…) It was no use,” Zayn Malik explained on Wednesday (12July23). , on the Call Her Daddy Podcast.
The former One Direction singer noted that he wanted this story to stay in the family rather than generate a lot of negativity online. “I think I treated him in the best way, kindly and respectfully, and that’s all I can say,” he added. If something happens in the family, I prefer to keep it in the family, we don’t need a whole audience of people and opinions. It’s hard enough to get through together. »
Zayn Malik also confirmed that he and Gigi Hadid have joint custody of Khai and that he does not require a supervised visit. “It’s intense, I take care of my child whenever I can. If I could have 60%[custody]I would have it,” he said.
To know where he stands with the model, he confided: “Co-parenting is good. We have a very good relationship with Khai. »
At the time, the Pillowtalk singer did not deny four counts of molestation and was sentenced to 360 days of probation. Zayn Malik was also ordered to complete an anger management and domestic violence course and to have no contact with Yolanda Hadid.