The British solo artist and former One Direction<\/a> star was seen struggling to make his way from his hotel to a waiting car in Manchester, England, through a crowd of fans in footage shared by TMZ.<\/p>\n However, Malik, 33, has since claimed that his issue was not with any of his fans but with the \u201cmultiple fully grown men that were blocking the doors of the hotel and the car for 10 minutes not letting us or security out\u201d. <\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s just get the facts straight \u2013 the fans were and always are respectful and amazing,\u201d he wrote in an Instagram comment on TMZ TV\u2019<\/a>s account. <\/p>\n In the comment, which had received more than 43,000 likes at the time of writing, he continued: \u201c[The men] are not fans they are stalkers that show up wherever someone they want to meet is and do the same thing to everyone to try to get content.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not safe and not OK and they ruin it for the real fans.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cPillowtalk\u201d singer performed in Manchester on 24 May, a day after kicking off his tour in London in support of his latest album, Konnakol. <\/p>\n Malik had previously been scheduled to tour in the US, but was forced to cancel a string of dates after being admitted to hospital for undisclosed health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a statement at the time, Malik thanked his fans for their support and said he was \u201cdoing well\u201d. <\/p>\n \u201cThank you so much for all the support and love you\u2019ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well wishes for my health,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve felt it, and it\u2019s meant the world. I\u2019ve been at home recovering and I\u2019m doing well and will be better and stronger than before.\u201d<\/p>\n Last month, a documentary that was due to feature Malik and his former One Direction<\/a> bandmate Louis Tomlinson<\/a>, 34, was scrapped by Netflix, amid reports of an alleged physical altercation between the two.<\/a><\/p>\n As well as discussing their experiences of fame, their personal lives and careers, the pair were expected to speak about the death of their bandmate, Liam Payne<\/a>, in 2024.<\/p>\n However, a report in The Sun claimed that the series was dropped following an incident six months ago in which Malik allegedly punched Tomlinson<\/a> after making a remark about his late mother. <\/p>\n Tomlinson\u2019s mother Johanna died of leukaemia in December 2016, aged 43.<\/p>\n The singer, said to be left \u201cstunned and in shock\u201d after being punched, was reportedly taken for medical treatment after the incident and had a concussion.<\/p>\n Malik and Tomlinson\u2019s representatives did not respond to The Independent\u2019s requests for comment at the time.<\/p>\n After the alleged bust-up was reported, director Nicola Marsh, who also steered the Demi Lovato documentary Child Star, posted The Sun\u2019s front page to Instagram Stories and commented: \u201cAnd there goes the last year of work.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Zayn](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2170849783.jpg\")
Zayn Malik addressed a viral clip of him making his way through a crowd of fans (Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Louis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MixCollage-18-Apr-2026-05-14-PM-6542.jpeg\")
Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik allegedly had a physical altercation on the set of their scrapped Netflix series (Getty)<\/p>\n