Zayn Malik pleaded no contest to a number of counts of harassment towards Gigi Hadid and her mom, Yolanda, following a Sept. 29 dispute, in accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.
Malik was charged with 4 counts of harassment, in accordance with paperwork filed to the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, courts. These paperwork point out a responsible plea on all 4 counts, however in a press release posted to Twitter, Malik wrote that he “agreed to not contest claims arising from an argument I had with a member of the family of my associate’s who entered our dwelling whereas my associate was away a number of weeks in the past.”
Every of the harassment fees is a abstract offense, which is lesser crime than a misdemeanor. A no contest plea, corresponding to Malik’s, doesn’t admit guilt however does settle for the conviction. The previous One Route singer paid greater than $350 in court docket charges and fines, in accordance with the paperwork. In his Twitter assertion, Malik mentioned, “This was and nonetheless must be a non-public matter however it appears for now there may be divisiveness and regardless of my efforts to revive us to a peaceable household atmosphere that may enable for me to co-parent my daughter in a fashion through which she deserves, this has been ‘leaked’ to the press.”
The case stems from an alleged altercation between Malik and Hadid’s mom, Yolanda, in late September on the singer’s Pennsylvania dwelling. In response to police stories obtained by Billboard, the singer obtained 360 days of probation — 90 days for every depend — and has been ordered to take an anger administration class and full a home violence program.
In a earlier assertion to TMZ — which first reported Malik’s plea and cost — the musician said, “I adamantly deny placing Yolanda Hadid and for the sake of my daughter I decline to provide any additional particulars and I hope that Yolanda will rethink her false allegations and transfer in direction of therapeutic these household points in non-public.”
Malik and Hadid have been an on-and-off couple since 2015 and welcomed their first youngster, Khai, collectively in September 2020. THR has reached out to Gigi Hadid’s rep for remark.
