Zayn Malik addressed those Yolanda Hadid harassment charges in a candid new interview with Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast.
It was revealed in October 2021 that Zayn — who shares 2-year-old daughter Khai with now-ex girlfriend Gigi Hadid — had been charged with four counts of harassment amid claims of an alleged dispute with Gigi’s mother Yolanda.
Zayn has denied hitting Yolanda, saying in a statement to ET at the time: “I adamantly deny striking Yolanda Hadid and 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.” In his “Call Her Daddy” chat — which marked his first interview in six years — Zayn discussed agreeing not to contest the harassment charges so he could concentrate on raising his daughter, the BBC reported.
The One Direction star insisted, “I just didn’t want to bring attention to anything. “I just wasn’t trying to get into a negative back and forth with her [Yolanda], or any sort of narrative online where my daughter was going to look back and read that.
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