Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik break up after alleged spat with Yolanda Hadid

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid have split up. Multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the 26-year-old supermodel and the 28-year-old musician have called off their engagement. 

“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.”

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“Gigi is solely focused on the best for Khai. She asks for privacy during this time,” In a statement, Gigi’s rep informs PEOPLE. 

Malik issued a statement earlier on Thursday in response to a TMZ report that Gigi’s mother Yolanda was considering filing a police case against him for assaulting her, according to anonymous sources. Yolanda’s “false allegations” that he struck her were “adamantly” disputed by Malik. 

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.” 

PEOPLE obtained confirmation from many sources. In his social media statement, Malik referred to Yolanda. 

Khai, the couple’s daughter, is 13-month-old. The couple held her a birthday party in September, and several family members honored her with heartfelt tributes.

When they stepped out together at an American Music Awards afterparty in November 2015, they fuelled romance rumours. 

Following months of avoiding questions about their relationship, Hadid starred in Malik’s PDA-filled music video for his 2016 track “PillowTalk.” 

Malik was asked about featuring his girlfriend in the music video on The Zach Sang Show a month later. “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.” 

After another Vogue cover shoot, travel, and birthday wishes, the pair announced their breakup in March 2018 after nearly two years together, with individual comments confirming the news.