Zayn Malik filmed topless in a heated argument with a man outside Manhattan bar

One Direction star and new dad Zayn Malik was filmed being restrained in an explosive argument with his shirt off outside a bar in Manhattan.

Zayn Malik was caught up in a late night altercation in New York where a man repeatedly shouted at him: “Who the f*** are you?”

The former One Direction star was caught on camera topless and being restrained by a female member of his team during the scuffle, which is believed to have taken place on Thursday.

Zayn, 28, had been photographed going to work in the same white tracksuit hours before the footage was captured.

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The former popster was topless and needed to be restrained by a female member of his entourage. Picture: Getty Images.

The video, shared here by TMZ, shows Zayn and an American male shouting at one another in the street after 2am.

Zayn looked distressed as the man repeatedly shouted, “Who the f**k are you?”

As people crowded around, Zayn yelled back to the man: “Who the f**k said anything to you?” as the member of Zayn’s team attempts to keep the man away from the singer.

Zayn then appears to shout “b*****d” at the man before the video clip ends.

According to TMZ, the man allegedly used a homophobic slur when he first approached the star, with tempers flaring afterwards.

Within hours of the clip being posted online on Friday it had been viewed over 300,000 times on Twitter.

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Gigi and Zayn welcomed a daughter in September last year. Picture: Getty Images.

The Sun has contacted Zayn’s representatives for comment.

Zayn lives in New York with his model girlfriend Gigi Hadid, 26, and their baby daughter Khai Hadid Malik.

As a member of pop group One Direction, Zayn sold over 70 million albums worldwide.

He is reported to be worth over AUD$91.4 million.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and is reproduced here with permission

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