Zayn Malik has apologised for being a 's**t person' in a now-deleted tweet.
The singer, 26, took to his Twitter platform on Saturday with the message: 'I'd like [to] apologise for basically being a s**t person' - which raked in more than 14,000 retweets before he swiftly removed all traces of it.
While the root of his message is unclear, it comes after his former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson admitted their friendship has soured since he left the band in 2015.
Cryptic: Zayn Malik, 26, has apologised for being a 's**t person' in a now-deleted tweet on Saturday
'Like it apologise': The singer tweet raked in more than 14,000 retweets before he swiftly removed all traces of it
Speaking recently on Dan Wootton's podcast, Louis told how they kept in touch for a while following Zayn's departure.
However, he admitted that it 'bugged' him that Zayn didn't show up for his X Factor performance in 2016, shortly after the death of his mother Johannah Deakin.
Louis said: 'I had a couple of calls with him after I lost my mum, and all the boys had agreed to come to that performance, and he didn’t show, so that really bugged me.
'It was just seeing everyone there–Harry, Niall, and Liam–that was what I needed that night, that support.
Old pals: It comes after Zayn's former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson admitted his relationship with Zayn has soured since he left the band in 2015 (pictured in 2014)
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