It’s the time where people are reflecting on all of the good, bad and sad stories of the year. The Zayn Malik-Gigi Hadid story was definitely in the bad/sad category, made worse by the fact that too many of Zayn’s fangirls were blaming Yolanda Foster for Zayn’s problematic and violent behavior. In October, while Gigi was working in Europe, Yolanda went to Gigi’s home to check on baby Khai. Yolanda had a bodyguard with her, and she needed him because Zayn freaked out on Yolanda and there was a significant altercation. That was the end of Gigi and Zayn, although Bella Hadid and Yolanda left a trail of breadcrumbs indicating that Zayn had been treating Gigi poorly for a while, and I was also left with the impression that this was far from the first “altercation.” We actually haven’t heard much about any of this in, like, six weeks? So People Mag has an interesting update:
Bella and Gigi Hadid’s sisterly bond has become even stronger following the altercation that took place between their mom, Yolanda, and Gigi’s ex, Zayn Malik, a source close to the Hadid family tells PEOPLE.
“Gigi and Bella have grown closer since the Zayn and Yolanda incident. Bella has stuck by her side, as the situation has caused a lot of tension within the family,” says the source.
Malik, 28, was charged with four counts of harassment after an incident in September in which he allegedly “grabbed [Yolanda] and shoved her into a dresser, causing mental anguish and physical pain,” court documents obtained by PEOPLE said.
“Gigi is done with Zayn. She’s a really private person, so Bella has really been there to support her,” the source continues. “It’s been tough on all of them because they’re all so close. That’s her mom, but it’s still her baby’s father, even though their romantic relationship is over.”
Adds the insider: “This has not been easy on Gigi and has caused a lot of stress on relationships with her family.”
Reps for the Hadid family did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Again, I’m left with the impression that Yolanda wants Gigi to cut Zayn out of her life completely, and that Gigi still believes they can co-parent and be friends. Bella is probably just backing Gigi and trying to protect her the best way she can. I’ve always thought that Bella and Gigi were pretty close, and hopefully this stuff has brought them even closer. Gigi needs to know that she has backup and that her family is around her.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid and Avalon Red.
This story is such a bummer. It seems that Zayn and Yolanda are both toxic people for Gigi, but for different reasons. As far as Zayn is concerned – physical violence is never okay and I hope that he is getting extensive therapy to sort that out. I’m glad that Gigi has her sister for support, especially if Yolanda is standing in the way of a healthy co-parenting situation. Gigi needs to do what she thinks is best.
A violent man is not a healthy co-parent. He can get therapy, but it’s statistically highly unlikely he will change. Also, from his statements (or his team’s), it seems like they don’t even want to admit his fault, blaming it on strong weed (ridiculous).
You sound like a Zayn Stan who really can’t admit this was his problem and his fault and you’re determined to blame the victim (and yes Yolanda was the victim of HIS violence).
I actually don’t know much about this Zayn guy, to be honest, though you sure are happy to make a lot of assumptions about me. I wasn’t defending his actions whatsoever, but I’m not privy to the intricacies of this altercation (and neither are you).
But @Jess, for someone who’s “not privy to the intricacies of this altercation,” you sure seem like you “know” enough to lay half of the blame on Yolanda or call her a toxic person. Let’s be clear, the facts that have been reported is enough to put ALL of the blame on Zayn. It doesn’t matter how you feel about Yolanda (like, don’t like, I don’t care), nothing that was reported justify his aggressive and VIOLENT attack on Yolanda. And to have his reaction does not show a person who Gigi can have a “healthy” co-parenting relationship. He never publicly apologized to Yolanda and he and his PR team want to dismiss this incident as just in-law drama (I know they’re not married). It’s not. And he doesn’t seem like he’s taking steps to remedy this situation. So yeah, Yolanda has every reason to not be okay with the idea of co-parenting with an abuser who’s on drugs. That’s not a healthy environment for their daughter.
And can I add, this should not fall on Gigi to try to co-parent with Zayn. Zayn should be the one doing the work: go to rehab, take anger management classes, and actively demonstrate he’s willing to change for their daughter to make sure she’s always in a loving and positive environment.
@Jess — Yolanda went to check on the baby. Zayn attacked her. End of. I’m sure Yolanda was aware of the cracks in Gigi’s relationship with him and wanted to make sure the baby was in safe hands because Gigi was in Paris. It’s a grandmother’s right to check in on her granddaughter. Your POV seems to be that their behaviour is equally toxic — well you’re wrong. Until Zayn gets treatment for drug/alcohol abuse and anger issues he should not have anything to do with Gigi or the baby.
It’s actually not a grandparent’s right to check-in on a grandchild — they have no legal standing in regard to grandchildren (unless they sue for and are granted custody/guardianship/visitation).
We are back to demonizing Yolanda–and hating on grandmothers. It’s not fair to compare nonviolent Yolanda with an actual abuser. I hope he’s only allowed supervised visits.
We don’t know that Yolanda just barged in there. Perhaps Gigi asked her to check in. That would be prudent. Zayn has a history of drug abuse violence. That spills over to children eventually.
Also, Gigi strikes me as a strong person. I don’t see her not pushing back if she doesn’t like what her mom is doing.
Has anyone here listened to the Celebrity Memoir Bookclub episode where they discuss Yolanda Hadid’s memoir?
Yep! She’s quite the momager. Doesn’t excuse his behavior, though. That’s one of my new favorite podcasts, thanks to a commenter on one of the stories about John Mulaney’s girlfriend.
Pretty sure that it’s hard to support coparenting if Zayn’s abused drugs, gotten into a physical altercation with you and is in contact with your grandkid. Good for Gigi for trying to keep it civil but if i was Yolanda I’d feel the same.
God, I remember the amount of people trying to defend Zayn because Yolanda was a terrible person so she probably did something to “deserve” it. No she didn’t – no one deserves abuse no matter how terrible they are (and yes I watched RHOBH so don’t tell me about the things Yolanda has said/done because I know it already).
It’s a tough situation so I’m glad Gigi has Bella to help her through it.
Yeah. There were also a lot of people saying “she didn’t deserve it, but she provoked it” as if there’s a drastic difference between the two. It’s a problem that comes up a lot in responses to misogyny and violence against women. People have trouble understanding that saying “she causes it” (because of tone, backtalk, nagging, apprarance, ‘putting herself out there’, etc.) still puts just as much blame on the females being abused as saying “she deserves it” does. The only difference is the level of cruelty- one is saying the male or other abuser was right to do what they did, the other is saying they may not be in the right, but they just can’t help it because the females are ‘provoking’ (or sometimes “confusing” 🙄) them. Still gross. Still victim-blaming. Still dangerous and not something boys should grow up hearing anymore.
“have grown closer since the Zayn and Yolanda incident”
Zayn is famous for going on twitter rants. Interesting that the Hadids’ efforts to needle him into doing just that have failed. I wonder why? But maybe this People article will be the one to do the trick.
Bella and Gigi have always been super close. Not sure how much closer they could get. As far as I know, the only arguments are when Bella kept going back to Abel and Gigi ket going back to Zayn because neither thought the relationships were healthy.
There’s no way that Gigi and Zayn can be friends. The guy is extremely toxic and bad for her. He’s always been very manipulative. It’s honestly a travesty that she has to co-parent a child with him and all his issues.
DeuxMoi had photos of them hanging out together in NYC recently. It would be awful if she forgives him for hitting her mom. I can tell you from experience that bad partners can strain family relationships like you have no idea. Women tend to choose them over their families and when it’s over, things get very awkward. It’s not easy knowing your sister let a guy treat her and her family like crap.
bella looks 10 years older than gigi and she’s younger than her…
Bella’s jacked up face distracted me away from everything
The co-parenting all depends on what everyone is asking for and what the court decides. If it were my baby, I wouldn’t want 50-50 co-parenting, but visitation rights with him being supervised (he’d have to take drug tests, too). His past violence is a huge issue and he’s taking no responsibility for it (I’ve never heard of a man ever doing that). “Anger management” is bullshit, because it’s not anger, but having power/control over another person that motivates male violence. Ever hear of Zayne hitting a band mate because of his “anger?” Did he ever hit Simon Cowell? A fan? He has self-control when he wants to have it.
I have nothing to add, really. to this discussion, other than to say that Zayn should never be left with the hcild unsupervised. Also, and this is a serious question, how do you tell Bella and Gigi apart. I keep looking at the header photo, and then all the subsequent photos, and I just can’t figure it out. Obviously, Gigi is the one in the solo pics with Zayn, but is she on the right or the left in the header? (Maybe I’m face blind!)