Twitter has always been a war-torn environment, and it seems like Zayn Malik got caught in the crosshairs of his former bandmate Louis Tomlinson.

Producer Naughty Boy, who is working with the ex-Directioner in his upcoming album, uploaded a photo of him and the artist with some pretty funky filters, Buzzfeed reported. Louis then threw shade on the two, commenting on the use of photobooth filters.

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The exchange went on between the producer and the pop singer until Zayn stepped in and attacked his former bandmate, commenting how he should leave his life alone.

Zayn and Louis are two-fifths of the original One Direction, along with Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Harry Styles.

Naught Boy had spoken about the incident, and as MTV reported, the producer saw a lot of provoking going on. He also said that this did not bid well for either party, and both sides should be calm before any actions are done. Naughty Boy is an English producer who has worked with different artists such as Cheryl Cole, Tinie Tempah, and most notably Sam Smith. The producer released  Zayn's first demo "I Won't Mind" just a few days after the announcement of him leaving One Direction.

Zayn might be the one who left, but that does not mean he is under less pressure. Rumors of leaving the group first arose when he decided to skip the Manila leg of the boy band's world tour, as reported by ABS-CBN. A few days after, he announced his retirement from the five-man band and then eventually revealed that he would pursue a solo career.

Peace between the two ex-bandmates might be far off the horizon, but knowing that the two had chemistry when they were working together seems like a glimmer of hope for the fans to see things all patched up, probably even for One Direction to become a five-member group once again.