Zayn Malik, GoodBye One Direction
The young British band One Direction loses one of its members. Zayn Malik has announced that leaves the teen pop group.
"I would like to apologize to our fans for leaving, but I have to do what makes my heart. Left the group because I want a normal for someone of 22 years life. I want to relax and have some privacy, "Malik said through a statement posted on Facebook and Twitter. The group, now Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, plans to continue without him in the future: "The last five years have been wonderful. We've been together and we will always be friends, "says the statement.
Last weekend Malik had decided to abandon the tour in which the band today after rumors arose that he had cheated on his girlfriend Perrie Edwards is. After venting his anger on his Twitter account (where he wrote "lots of jealous bastards in this world"), the singer returned to the UK claiming to have suffered an attack of stress.
Then the rumors of his final departure began to circulate around the web, and even one of his companions, Liam Payne, joked on his Twitter profile on the situation: The oldest of the group published a photo that covered his face Zayn a poster and wrote "making light of this situation, sorry for the laughs, guys."
Several months ago Zayn missed some dates the band disease, including an interview with the American program The Today Show, without causing havoc in the group dynamics. The boys of One Direction have sold over 50 million albums worldwide and achieved 91 number ones.