Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have reportedly broken up [1], People confirmed on Thursday. "They are not together right now. They are both good parents though," a friend of the Hadid family told the publication. "They coparent. Yolanda [Hadid] is of course very protective of Gigi. She wants the best for her daughter and grandchild."
Gigi and Zayn first struck up a romance [2] in November 2015, and they've been dating on and off since then. Their breakup comes amid recent claims that Zayn allegedly "struck" Gigi's mother [3], Yolanda. While no official police report has been filed, both Gigi and Zayn released statements addressing the incident on Thursday.
"In an effort to protect that space for [Khai] I agreed not to 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," Zayn wrote in his statement, referencing his 1-year-old daughter Khai [4] whom he shares with Gigi. In a second statement to TMZ, he added, "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."
Meanwhile, Gigi's rep released a statement [5] to E! News, saying, "Gigi is solely focussed on the best for Khai. She asks for privacy during this time."