Overview

• Malik left One Direction in 2015 due to band politics and his competitive desire to be the first to go solo.
• He now shares custody of his daughter Khai with ex Gigi Hadid and wants to be a good role model.
• Malik plead no contest to harassment charges from an alleged altercation with Hadid's mother Yolanda.
• He handled the situation privately to avoid negativity and protect his daughter.
• Malik says One Direction grew tired of each other after years together and he is now working on new music.