Gigi Hadid doesn't mess around when it comes to defending her loved ones [1]. On Feb. 23, the 24-year-old model clapped back at Jake Paul when the popular YouTuber claimed Zayn Malik was rude to him. "Almost had to clap up zane [sic] from 1 direction because he is a little guy and has an attitude and basically told me to f*ck off for no reason when I was being nice to him," Jake wrote. "Zane [sic] ik you're reading this . . . stop being angry cause u came home alone to ur big ass hotel room hahaha."

Gigi quickly came to her boyfriend's defence [2], writing, "Lol cause he doesn't care to hang w you and your embarrassing crew of YouTube groupies ..? Home alone with his best friends like a respectful king cause he has me, sweetie. Unbothered by your irrelevant ugly ass. Go to bed." Zayn has yet to respond to Jake.

Lol cause he doesn't care to hang w you and your embarrassing crew of YouTube groupies ..? Home alone with his best friends like a respectful king cause he has me, sweetie. Unbothered by your irrelevant ugly ass. Go to bed ...

— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 23, 2020 [3]

Zayn and Gigi, who recently confirmed they're dating again [4], have a history of defending each other on social media. In 2018, Gigi addressed rumours that their relationship was fake [5], writing, "Seems like u guys tag me in a new post every day . . . pls stop . . . it's just negative." The following year, Zayn called Gigi "the most amazing woman I've ever known" after fans believed he shaded her [6] while they were reportedly on a break. "If you have anything to say @ me and I'll put you the f*ck straight," he added. "If you know nothing shut your f*cking mouth."