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Why Zayn Malik ‘Punched Louis Tomlinson’ While Filming Now-Cancelled Netflix Show
Director Nicola Marsh said a year of work may have been lost as reports said the project was scrapped after Malik allegedly punched Tomlinson.
- A Netflix docuseries featuring Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik has reportedly been cancelled following claims of an on-set physical altercation between the two former One Direction members.
- According to The Sun, the confrontation occurred in Wyoming last October when Malik allegedly made a derogatory remark about Tomlinson's late mother, Johannah Deakin, who died of leukemia in December 2016 at age 43.
- Director Nicola Marsh indirectly addressed the situation on April 18, 2026, sharing The Sun's headline to Instagram and writing, "And there goes the last year of work," according to The Independent.
- Fans noticed Tomlinson unfollowed Malik on Instagram, though Malik continues to follow Tomlinson, while neither artist has publicly addressed the altercation claims or project status.
- Neither singer has confirmed the reported incident or cancellation, marking a significant reversal since the pair showed signs of reconciliation following their departure from One Direction in 2015.
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The friendship (or enmity) between Zayn Malik (Bradford, 33) and Louis Tomlinson (Doncaster, 34) has gone through all possible stages: from being inseparable partners in One Direction to exchanging messages of reproach and insults on social networks after the release of the band's first; from spending years of complete indifference to reconciling and starting a project with Netflix. However, nothing seems to be left of the documentary in which b…
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