Last night Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson set Twitter alight when they appeared to get into a heated spat. (You can read all about it here.) And this morning it looks like things aren’t over as Zayn has now asked fans to stop “attacking” him following the exchange of words.

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

— zaynmalik (@zaynmalik) May 7, 2015

Turns out the One Direction fanbase isn’t too impressed with the way the 22-year-old dealt with the whole thing.

5 years of friendship down the drain, thats Zayn Malik for ya — $ inactive bc work $ (@larrywhoran) May 7, 2015

@zaynmalik what fans? i thought you were just a normal 22 year old

— jade,, (@jxdehall) May 7, 2015

I'll defend @Louis_Tomlinson because he DESERVES it. He's always been here for us. @zaynmalik Do you understand? #TOMLINSONSLAYSAGAIN — RahSartini_1D_5SOS (@chiarasartini93) May 7, 2015

Even Zayn’s new BFF Naughty Boy (who appeared to be the inspiration behind Louis’ original tweet) got involved and let’s just say he didn’t hold back.

@Louis_Tomlinson and some people can't even sing.. but who's complaining when there's auto tune eh

— Naughty Boy (@NaughtyBoyMusic) May 6, 2015

@Louis_Tomlinson 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 — Naughty Boy (@NaughtyBoyMusic) May 6, 2015