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By Katherine Fung
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Singer Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend, model Gigi Hadid, and her mother, reality TV star Yolanda Hadid, outside the family's Pennsylvania home.
On Wednesday, Malik entered a plea to four summary counts of harassment. The plea means he will accept the 90 days of probation for each count that was handed out by a judge.
He was also ordered to complete an anger management class and domestic violence program. Malik's probation could be lifted if he goes six months without any violations.
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Court documents allege that on September 29, the former One Direction star grabbed Yolanda Hadid and shoved her against a dresser while engaging in "continuous cursing," including telling her to "stay away from [his] f-----g daughter." Malik and Gigi Hadid share a 13-month-old daughter named Khai.
The musician reportedly told his girlfriend to "strap on some f-----g balls and defend your partner against your f-----g mother in my house," according to charging documents filed in Bucks County.
Documents say Malik also tried to fight a man at the house, who TMZ identified to be John McMahon, a security guard.
The judge ordered that Malik have no contact with Yolanda Hadid or McMahon.
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While the plea means Malik accepted the punishment, which will total to nearly a year of probation, he refused to admit guilt.
Malik has denied the claims that he struck Yolanda but said he "agreed to not contest claims arising from an argument I had with a family member of my partner's who entered our home while my partner was away several weeks ago."
The 28-year-old complained on Twitter that the "private matter" was leaked to the media, saying he agreed to the plea in order to create "a place where private family matter aren't thrown on the world stage for all to poke and pick apart."
"As you all know I am a private person and I very much want to create a safe and private space for my daughter to grow up in," Malik tweeted on Thursday.
"This was and still should be a private matter but it seems for now there is divisiveness and despite my efforts to restore us to a peaceful family environment that will allow for me to co-parent my daughter in a manner in which she deserves, this has been 'leaked' to the press," he added.
Neither Gigi nor Yolanda have publicly commented the incident.
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