Zayn Malik appears to fall out with producer Naughty Boy on Twitter

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Former One Direction star Zayn Malik seems to have fallen out with collaborator Naughty Boy.

He's called him "a fat joke" in a series of tweets.

The singer, who quit the boy band earlier this year, spent time in the studio with Naughty Boy working on material.

The producer, whose real name is Shahid Khan, put a track online featuring Malik singing over an acoustic guitar after he quit One Direction.

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A tweet from Malik's account now reads: "You fat joke stop pretending we're friends no one knows you."

In another tweet that seems to refer to Naughty Boy, Malik said: "Someone learned how to upload a video... maybe now he should learn how to use logic ha you ain't [nothing] but a faker."

#ZAYNHASNOCHILL has been trending on Twitter all day with fans asking whether Malik's account has been hacked.

Newsbeat has asked the singer's management to comment on the tweets.

The video has been tweeted by another Twitter user, external

He's not the first person to fall out with Naughty Boy on Twitter - Malik's former bandmate Louis Tomlinson called him "inconsiderate" after he published the acoustic track online.

Naughty Boy tweeted a link to the track with the words "let the music do the talking".

It was taken off SoundCloud after a day.

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Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Naughty Boy also had a row on Twitter in May.

Earlier this year, Naughty Boy told Heat magazine that Malik had been under pressure and was in a studio with him because he wanted to enjoy time with his friend.

"I've been his friend. He needs one," Naughty Boy told Heat, external.

"Just because we were seen at my studio - you (don't) necessarily just make music. People seem to forget that he's under so much stress. Which is why he left the tour.

"There's a lot going on. People get caught up - what he has done is to be normal. Sometimes being normal is to try and sort things out with your fiancee or hang around with a friend. That is normal."

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