Zayn Malik has been branded ‘jealous’ by a music industry insider after apparently attacking former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles over the high cost of his concert tickets.
“[He] is jealous,” says a source Page sixadding that Malik’s own Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM initially had high ticket prices that had to be reduced, with some being as cheap as $20.
“The demand just isn’t there. It’s unfair of him to take a cheap shot at Harry when he’s doing the same thing as every other artist,” the insider said in support of Styles, who is set to tour from May to December 2026.
The source added, “Zayn is just jealous because he can’t get people to pay for him.”
Over the years, the former bandmates have occasionally sparked feud rumors. In 2017, Styles joked on Celebrity Family Feud about Malik going solo. “Why would anyone in a successful band go solo? That’s insane!”
In 2019, during his Saturday evening live monologue, Styles pretended to forget Malik’s name and said, “I love those guys. They’re my brothers. Niall, Louis, Liam and uh… Ringo! Yeah, that’s it.”
Rumors of tension subsided when Malik and Styles reunited for Payne’s funeral in England in November 2024.
Most recently, Malik appeared to poke fun at Styles’ upcoming “Together, Together” tour during his show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. “I just want to thank you all so much for joining me tonight,” he told the audience.
“You could have been anywhere, but you decided to spend the night with me,” before adding with a grin, “Hopefully the ticket prices weren’t too high. Just saying.”
Malik and Styles were part of One Direction alongside Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and the late Liam Payne, who passed away in 2024. The group originated on British radio. The X factor in 2010 and officially disbanded in 2016, a year after Malik left.
