The leaked photo at the centre of the shocking argument between Zayn Malik and his baby’s grandmother, Yolanda Hadid, has been revealed.
Zayn Malik and Yolanda Hadid were at war over a leaked photo of Gigi’s baby Khai, say their friends.
The ex One Direction singer has been charged with harassing Gigi and allegedly shoving her mum Yolanda into a dresser after a verbal and “physical” altercation at his Pennsylvania home.
Now, friends have revealed that Zayn – who has always hidden his daughter’s face on social media – was furious when Yolanda shared a photo of baby Khai’s face to her millions of Instagram followers.
Yolanda posted a sweet photo tribute to the baby back in January – and fans spotted Khai’s reflection in a mirror on the wall.
Yolanda quickly deleted the snap and shared another version with Khai’s face cropped out, but the damage was already done.
An insider told The Sun: “Back in January, Yolanda accidentally posted a photo of Khai where you could see her face and Zayn went crazy – he’s so protective of his daughter’s privacy, he was so mad.
“Yolanda deleted it immediately but things were tense.
“Yolanda doesn’t see what the issue is, but Zayn – and Gigi – are very against their child being photographed and it’s been a huge cause of tension between them.”
Gigi and Zayn welcomed their daughter, Khai, in September 2020 after five years of on-again-off-again dating.
Zayn has since publicly admitted his values clash with Yolanda’s.
She introduced her daughters Gigi and Bella to fans on reality show Real Housewives from a very young age.
Zayn said in a statement last night: “As you all know I am a private person and I very much want to create a safe and private place for my daughter to grow up in.
“A place where private family matters aren’t thrown on the world stage for all to poke and pick apart.”
He also referenced the allegations, adding: “In an effort to protect that space for (Khai), 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.”
Seemingly hinting that he and Gigi had split, Zayn added he wants to “co-parent my daughter in a manner in which she deserves”.
He said: “This was and still should be a private matter but it seems for now there is divisiveness and despite my efforts to restore us to a peaceful family environment that will allow for me to co-parent my daughter in a manner in which she deserves, this has been ‘leaked’ to the press.
“I am hopeful though for healing for all involved with the harsh words shared and more importantly I remain vigilant to protect Khai and give her the privacy she deserves.”
Yolanda, a Dutch-American television personality and former model best known as a star of US reality TV show The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, has not publicly addressed the incident.
Yolanda is also mother to the models Bella, 25, and Anwar, 22, who is the boyfriend of pop star Dua Lipa.
She was married to the property developer Mohamed Hadid, 72, for six years until their split in 2000.
Gigi previously told Harper’s Bazaar that Malik and her mother got along well.
She said, “he’s usually on my mum’s side,” adding: “So, he’s smart in that sense.”
Malik, who once dated Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, launched a solo career after leaving One Direction in 2015.
His most recent album, January’s Nobody Is Listening, peaked at 17 in the UK albums chart.
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
Originally published as Picture that sparked Yolanda Hadid and Zayn Malik clash
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