Staying supportive. Despite her separation from Zayn MalikHis drama with her family Gigi Hadid sent a Father’s Day message to the singer.
“Happy Fathers Day to my sweet baba,” the model, 27, wrote alongside a throwback photo of her with her own father, Mahamed Hadid, via her Instagram Story on Sunday, June 18. “I love you!”
The following photo shows Malik, 29 and Khai, 21 months old, playing with arts and crafts materials. “& to Khai’s baba!!!!” Gigi captioned the snap.
The sweet message comes months after the family made headlines due to the “Pillowtalk” singer conflict with Gigi’s mother, Yolanda Hadid. After an alleged altercation, he was charged in October 2021 with four criminal offenses for harassment Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 58. The ex-member of One Direction addressed the plea in a long statement on social media.
“As you all know I am a private person and I very much want to create a safe and private space for my daughter [Khai] to grow up in,” the X FactorAn alum wrote. “A place where private family matters aren’t thrown on the world stage for all to poke and pick apart. In an effort to protect that space for her, 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.”
A separate statement is available here TMZ, the England native said, “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.”
After pleading not guilty, he was placed on 90-day probation (360 days total) for each of his offenses. He was also ordered to complete anger management classes and domestic violence programs.
Multiple sources confirm that Us WeeklyThe couple, who had been in an ongoing relationship since 2015, split in October amid legal drama.
An insider revealed the truth in January Use exclusively that Malik and Gigi were “on amicable terms” amid the breakup.
“Gigi and Zayn are getting along just fine,” the source revealed. “They’ve been in each other’s lives in some way or another for the past few weeks.”
Khai was informed that the exes tried to keep their private lives secret and wanted to negotiate custody arrangements on their terms. “There is no custody battle going on right now — they’re just trying to work things out as coparents,” the insider said.