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GIGI AND ZAYN ARE NO LONGER TOGETHER

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 02: Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid attend the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017 on October 2, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

People: 10/29/2021

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are going their separate ways.

Multiple sources confirm exclusively to PEOPLE the supermodel, 26, and the singer, 28, have broken up.

“They are not together right now. They are both good parents though,” says a Hadid family friend. “They co-parent. Yolanda is of course very protective of Gigi. She wants the best for her daughter and grandchild.”

“Gigi is solely focused on the best for Khai. She asks for privacy during this time,” Gigi’s rep tells PEOPLE in a statement. Reps for Yolanda and Malik have not responded to multiple requests for comment.

Earlier on Thursday, Malik released a statement following a TMZ report that Gigi’s mother Yolanda was considering filing a police report against Malik for striking her, according to unnamed sources. Malik told the outlet he “adamantly” denied Yolanda’s “false allegations” that he struck her.

In a statement shared on Twitter, Malik said he wanted to create “a place where private family matters aren’t thrown on the world stage for all to poke and pick apart,” adding that the incident “was and still should be a private matter.”

Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE Malik was referencing Yolanda in his social media statement.

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid
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The exes share baby Khai, who’s now 13 months old. In September, the couple threw her a birthday bash — and several family members honored her with emotional tributes.

The couple first sparked romance rumors in November 2015 when they stepped out together at an American Music Awards afterparty.

After dodging questions about their romance for several months, Hadid then starred in Malik’s PDA-filled music video for his 2016 single “PillowTalk.”

One month later, on The Zach Sang Show, Malik was asked about featuring his girlfriend in the music video. “I like what you’ve done there,” the singer said in reference to the interviewer’s sly line of questioning before confirming it was “pretty cool.”

They also highlighted their romance for Vogue in a May 2016 issue, starring in a PDA-packed feature which referred to Malik as Hadid’s “real-life boyfriend.”

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