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Zayn: 'I adamantly deny striking Yolanda Hadid'

By Megan Armstrong | Last updated Oct 28, 2021 6:38 PM ET

Zayn is speaking out against allegations that he “struck” Yolanda Hadid.

The former One Direction member and solo recording artist made clear in his comments Thursday that his daughter, one-year-old Khai, is his main priority:

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— zayn (@zaynmalik) October 28, 2021

Yolanda Hadid is the mother of 26-year-old model Gigi Hadid, Zayn's longtime on-and-off girlfriend and mother to Khai. (Their current relationship status is unclear.)

"Yolanda Hadid claims Zayn Malik struck her last week and she's seriously considering filing a police report, sources with direct knowledge tell us," TMZ's initial report relayed. "Our sources say Yolanda says it happened at some point last week. We don't have the details of what she claims triggered the alleged assault, but we're told Yolanda stands by her account. She claims Zayn 'struck' her."

Zayn, 28, also provided a comment to TMZ: "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."

Gigi released a statement through her representative to E! News: "Gigi is solely focused on the best for Khai. She asks for privacy during this time."

Megan Armstrong

Megan Armstrong (@megankarmstrong) is a writer whose work has appeared in places such as Billboard, GQ, Esquire, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, and others. Megan has also produced various podcasts and hosted a daily radio show at Mizzou. She grew up obsessed with sports — impressing adults by memorizing NFL statistics as a kindergartner — and grew into an obsession with music

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