Zayn Malik SPOTTED at First Public Event in 6 Years _ E! News
Zayn Malik SPOTTED at First Public Event in 6 Years _ E! News
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00:00 spotted Zayn Malik in a surprise fashion week arrival.
00:05 The One Direction star makes his first public appearance
00:08 in six years.
00:10 He's photographed in the front row
00:12 of the Kenzo menswear show during Paris Fashion Week
00:16 alongside some other big names,
00:18 including former Dior CEO, Sidney Tolentano,
00:21 Rita Ora, and Pharrell.
00:23 Zayn was also pictured rolling up to the event
00:25 where he's rocking his signature tats,
00:28 a patterned suit, and a white collared shirt.
00:31 The last time Zayn was pictured at a public event,
00:34 it was way back in 2018
00:36 when he attended a New York Fashion Week show
00:39 alongside Rosie Huntington-Whiteley,
00:41 Nicola Peltz, now Nicola Peltz Beckham,
00:44 and Anwar Hadid, who's of course the brother
00:47 of Zayn's ex, supermodel Gigi Hadid.
00:51 The two dated on and off for nearly five years
00:53 before calling it quits in 2021.
00:56 They also co-parent three-year-old daughter, Kai, together.
01:00 While it's Zayn's first public appearance in some time,
01:03 he did come back into the spotlight briefly in 2023
01:07 for an interview with Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper.
01:11 In it, he addressed a dispute
01:12 with Gigi's mom, Yolanda Hadid.
01:15 According to a police report obtained by E! News in 2021,
01:19 Zayn allegedly grabbed and shoved the Real Housewives alum
01:22 into a dresser, causing mental anguish and physical pain.
01:27 The singer denied the allegations
01:28 and pleaded no contest to four counts of harassment.
01:33 In the 2023 interview, Zayn said that he believes
01:37 he dealt with the situation in the best way possible
01:40 while also protecting his daughter.
01:43 Yeah, so for me, like we were talking about earlier,
01:46 I don't tend to get involved when people say things online,
01:51 whether it's got something to do with me
01:53 or whether it doesn't.
01:54 Because for me, my most valuable thing
01:58 that I have in life is time.
02:00 And that takes so much time in a toxic environment
02:04 to like explain yourself to people and justify this.
02:09 And like, I just didn't wanna bring attention to anything.
02:12 You know, I just wasn't trying to get
02:14 into a negative back and forth with her,
02:16 any sort of narrative online where my daughter
02:20 was gonna look back and read that
02:21 and be able to read into it.
02:22 And it would just be something that was, there was no point.
02:25 I believe I dealt with it in the best way,
02:30 like in an amicable, respectful way.
02:33 And that's all that needs to be said, you know?
02:36 Yeah, I just, I feel like it's a lot of negativity.
02:38 He also noted that while he shied away
02:40 from the spotlight for some time,
02:42 fans can expect to see him more in the future.
02:46 I'd like my fans to feel like they got to know me a bit,
02:49 'cause you keep saying I'm Mr. Mysterious.
02:51 - A little bit open, I do appreciate it.
02:53 - Yeah, no, so I'm hoping they got to know me a little bit
02:56 and they feel like they've seen me and caught up
02:58 with me a bit and, you know,
03:00 they're gonna see me a lot more.
03:01 Like, and I want them to know that like,
03:04 across the board, like I've kind of had a full,
03:07 like mental rehaul and in the best way,
03:11 thanks to my childhood and, you know,
03:13 being able to see things in a different light.
03:15 And I'm gonna be a lot more present
03:18 and hopefully people are gonna see me a lot more.
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