Zayn slams former One Direction bandmate Louis in bitter Twitter feud: 'Remember when you had a life?'

In news that will surely shatter the hearts of a few One Direction fans, former band member Zayn Malik and ex-bandmate Louis Tomlinson have reignited their Twitter feud and they're not playing nice.

It kicked off when Zayn's collaborator, English DJ Naughty Boy, posted a photo of him and Zayn working in the studio, with the caption, "Replace this".

 https://twitter.com/NaughtyBoyMusic/status/595937059170340864

Louis, 23, couldn't help himself and fired back:

That's when Zayn, who left the band after five years in March, entered the ring with this cutting remark:

Yowsers, these boys are SO not friends anymore.

Adding to the blow, Naughty Boy accused Louis of not being able to sing, "but who's complaining when there's auto tune eh".

Louis replied: "@NaughtyBoyMusic Jesus forgot you were such an in-demand producer .... How does it feel to be riding on the back of someone else's career?"

Naughty, real name Shahid Khan, hit back: "Yeah how does it feel mate? You've been doing that for the last five years…. I've got Emeli Sande and Sam Smith on my CV."

Louis responded with a final zinger: "Good for you, well done!! I think we've done alright in terms of sales and I've happened to write on most. Keep trying!"

It's not the first time Louis has blasted Naughty Boy over his association with Zayn. A week after Zayn left the band, Naughty retweeted a fan-made video teasing the arrival of "Zaughty" (Zayn and Naughty, in case you needed the explanation).

Louis called Naughty "inconsiderate" and accused him of "trying to wind the fans up".

Naughty soon released a demo with Zayn for his first solo track, 'I Won't Mind'. Seems like Louis did mind…

Related video: Zayn's first post-1D song, 'I Won't Mind'

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