Zayn Malik Responds to Twitter Feud With Louis Tomlinson, Says He Was "Defending" Himself

Latest tweet comes on the heels of a fight between the One Direction singer and Naughty Boy

The fans have spoken, and they have spoken loudly.

After Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and music producer Naughty Boy engaged in a heated Twitter feud Wednesday, fans quickly ganged together and chose a side: One Direction. They quickly backed Tomlinson, making the hashtag #TomlinsonSlaysAgain trend worldwide on Twitter. But after the angry back-and-forth banter ended, both sides rested until Thursday morning.

Malik addressed his fans and the feud on the social media platform, writing, "Don't know why I'm being attacked for defending myself, people got it twisted! I love my fans ?! Every single one of you x."

Tomlinson, on the other hand, tweeted, "Our fans support really has been a different class ! Huge love to you guys!!

Let's rewind.

It all began when Naughty Boy tweeted a picture of himself and Zayn, using some Photoshopping to make it look artsy. Some time later, Tomlinson saw the pic and tweeted, without naming names, a jab. "Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were cool haha! Some people still do HA!" he tweeted.