One Direction has officially moved on from Zayn Malik. Granted, Zayn Malik quit the group a couple weeks ago, prompting outrage, shock and general sadness from millions of young women around the globe. But the boy band has only just now released its brand new poster for its On the Road Again; it’s an image that features One Direction as a quartet for the first time… ever It gets a tad easier to forget that Malik is gone when you’re staring at the handsome faces of Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne, huh? “It’s been a tough few weeks, probably the toughest since the band was formed five years ago,” Payne told The Sun last week. “We’re gutted that Zayn chose to leave , but now after a few performances as a four piece, we’re feeling confident and are determined to carry on stronger than ever.” The group will also be releasing its fifth studio album in the near future, with Tomlinson promising fans that 1D is “going to work harder than ever to deliver the best album we’ve ever made for you guys!” Last night, producer Simon Cowell (who discovered One Direction on Britain’s Got Talent) said Malik has to get “his head together a bit,” while also promising that his former colleagues will keep working together “for a long time.” View Slideshow: Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions
It’s only been three days since Zayn Malik quit One Direction but it looks as though the 22-year-old is already hard at work on the next stage of his career. Sources tell People magazine that Zayn was spotted entering a recording studio today, and it is believed that he’s collaborating with Naughty Boy (the UK-based songwriter who helped launch Sam Smith’s career) on a solo album to be released later this year. Considering Zayn just spoke about his One Direction departure and his desire to “live a normal life” earlier today, fans and the other members of 1D are understandably feeling a bit confused. “He told everyone in the band and management that he wants to live a normal life, and the next thing you know, he’s going into music studios and doing interviews with tabloids,” says a source close to the situation. “Everyone feels a bit misled and thinks he was lying about wanting to live a normal life. Everyone feels played by him. Louis and Zayn are friends, but the rest probably won’t talk to him.” Of course, even if Zayn is actually working on a solo album, it may be just one of several reasons that he chose to part ways with the band that made him famous. Some have blamed Perrie Edwards for Zayn’s departure . Others have claimed that Malik was fired from the band as a result of his drug and alcohol use. Whatever the case may be, one thing remains certain – millions of fans are anxiously waiting to see what Zayn will do next. Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions 1. Stay Strong, One Directioners! View Photo Our worst fears have come true. There’s nothing left to do now but stay strong and pick a new favorite. We hear Harry’s available. 2. Lock Zayn Up For Stealing Our Hearts! View Photo This 1D fan can’t believe it’s legal for Zayn to quit the band. Somebody get Interpol on the phone! 3. If Zayn Leaves, Everyone Leaves! View Photo Then what are we left with, Five Directions?! Come back, Zayn! 4. You Killed Me, Zayn! View Photo This fan is literally dead. She literally can’t even right now. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 5. No One Understands…Except For You and Zayn View Photo You don’t understand this fan’s love for Zayn. She feels like going in-Zayn! (Sorry.) 6. Miss Zayn? Slap Someone Dead! View Photo This fan is missing Zayn already. You doubt it, SHE WILL TAKE YOUR LIFE WITH HER BARE HANDS!!! 7. Come Back, Zayn! View Photo And bring those dreamy eyes with you. Sure the last album was called Four, but you didn’t have to take it so literally! The End. Up Next: ” Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions .” We’ll be redirecting you shortly…
After you meet Kate Middleton , there’s nowhere to go but down… Carnival films, the producers Downton Abbey, confirmed today that this beloved drama will come to an end following its upcoming sixth season. We’ll give you a moment to pour out some tea in honor of its memory. “Millions of people around the world have followed the journey of the Crawley family and those who serve them for the last five years. Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end and ‘Downton’ is no exception,” said producer Gareth Neame via statement. He continued: “We wanted to close the doors of Downton Abbey when it felt right and natural for the storylines to come together and when the show was still being enjoyed so much by its fans. “We can promise a final season full of all the usual drama and intrigue, but with the added excitement of discovering how and where they all end up…” There has been speculation over the future of Downton Abbey ever since star Maggie Smith told The Sunday Times a few weeks ago that “this is the last one and I can’t see how it could go on.” You’ll always be able to watch Downton Abbey online , but the soap opera will soon bid farewell to the small screen forever. 9 TV Shows That SHOULD Be Canceled 1. Grey’s Anatomy It’s been an amazing run for the show that put Shonda Rhimes on the map. But a plane crash, a hospital shooter and an earthquake later, there’s just nowhere else for this show to go. Nearly all original cast members have departed. Grey’s Anatomy should say goodbye before it soars too high over the shark. 2. Revenge The red sharpie barely makes an appearance any longer on this once-suspenseful ABC drama. Any revenge plan that takes this long to carry out likely isn’t gonna be successful. 3. Homeland Homeland basically died along with Nicholas Brody. It’s just a watered down version of what it once was now. 4. American Idol It’s just sad to watch this former ratings juggernaut limp to its conclusion… with no real end in sight. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 5. 2 Broke Girls This show is just racist. 6. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD It turns out that a Marvel universe without superheroes just isn’t all that exciting. 7. Keeping Up with the Kardashians Just… please… make… it… stop. 8. The Bachelorette Once producers resort to the gimmick of TWO Bachelorettes basically pulling each other’s hair out and possibly offering the guys sexual favors in order to earn the honor of being voted the sole Bachelorette… we’re pretty sure it’s time to move on. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 9. The Odd Couple Yes, The Odd Couple just got underway on CBS. But it replaced Two and a Half Men and it’s JUST like Two and a Half Men and we… just… can’t. Matthew Perry deserves better. The End. Up Next: ” 9 TV Shows That SHOULD Be Canceled .” We’ll be redirecting you shortly… We’ll give series creator Julian Fellowes the last word: The Downton journey has been amazing for everyone aboard. People ask if we knew what was going to happen when we started to make the first series and the answer is that, of course we had no idea. Exactly why the series had such an impact and reached so many people around the world, all nationalities, all ages, all types, I cannot begin to explain. But I do know how grateful we are to have been allowed this unique experience. I suspect the show will always be a principal marker in most of our careers as we set out from here, and if so, I consider that a blessing and a compliment.
By now you’ve likely heard the news that his devastated millions of stylish-stubble-loving teenage girls across the globe: Zayn Malik has quit One Direction . Malik has given no explanation for his departure, but there’s little he could say at this point that would serve as any consolation to 1D’s legion of obsessive fans. After all, the group is now down to four members, and no British boy band can thrive without a fifth, as that has never happened, ever. Still, it would be nice to have some closure on Zayn-gate. Did Malik really quit because of stress , as his management team has claimed? Or, did Zayn prove himself to be the most perfect boy band heartthrob of all time by throwing it all away in the name of love, girl? Many fans believe Zayn called it quits due to the fact that he was allegedly caught cheating on Perrie Edwards , his fiancee of two years. Fans always look for a Yoko to blame when their favorite band splits up, but in this case, it’s not just Directioners who are pointing the finger at poor Perrie. UK X-Factor judge and former boy band manager Louis Walsh gave an interview today in which he suggested that Perrie is to blame for Zayn’s decision. “As they get girlfriends, the girlfriends are whispering in their ears,” Walsh said. “They’re saying things like, ‘You should be a solo star,’ ‘You should be the lead singer.’ That’s usually the problem…Happens in every band in the whole world.” He added, “Dames, amirite?!” Okay, we may have made that last part up, but those are still some bold words, Louis. We hope know that when Perrie is inevitably torn limb-from-limb by enraged Directioners, the blood is on your hands. Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions 1. Stay Strong, One Directioners! View Photo Our worst fears have come true. There’s nothing left to do now but stay strong and pick a new favorite. We hear Harry’s available. 2. Lock Zayn Up For Stealing Our Hearts! View Photo This 1D fan can’t believe it’s legal for Zayn to quit the band. Somebody get Interpol on the phone! 3. If Zayn Leaves, Everyone Leaves! View Photo Then what are we left with, Five Directions?! Come back, Zayn! 4. You Killed Me, Zayn! View Photo This fan is literally dead. She literally can’t even right now. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 5. No One Understands…Except For You and Zayn View Photo You don’t understand this fan’s love for Zayn. She feels like going in-Zayn! (Sorry.) 6. Miss Zayn? Slap Someone Dead! View Photo This fan is missing Zayn already. You doubt it, SHE WILL TAKE YOUR LIFE WITH HER BARE HANDS!!! 7. Come Back, Zayn! View Photo And bring those dreamy eyes with you. Sure the last album was called Four, but you didn’t have to take it so literally! The End. Up Next: ” Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions .” We’ll be redirecting you shortly…
Liam Payne should know better: One Direction fans are not in a joking mood at the moment. Just hours after Zayn Malik quit the group , sending followers into a frantic online tizzy , Payne posted a photo of himself, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson posing with fans while on tour. As you can see, the face of a certain ex -member is being covered up by Payne’s hand in the image: Liam must have sensed this move would hit a nerve because he wrote as a caption to the picture: “#makinglightofasituation sorry for the laughs guys.” And then once it was clear One Direction fans really were upset over the perceived Zayn Malik slight, Payne followed up on Twitter with: “Some people can’t take a joke … Bit of banter guys chill out.” It’s just too soon, Liam. Way too soon. Fans need time to process Malik’s departure, which comes on the heels of Perrie Edwards cheating rumors and which Malik confirmed via the following statement: My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined. But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band. I’d like to apologize to the fans if I’ve let anyone down, but I have to do what feels right in my heart. I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight. I know I have four friends for life in Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall. I know they will continue to be the best band in the world. Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions 1. Stay Strong, One Directioners! View Photo Our worst fears have come true. There’s nothing left to do now but stay strong and pick a new favorite. We hear Harry’s available. 2. Lock Zayn Up For Stealing Our Hearts! View Photo This 1D fan can’t believe it’s legal for Zayn to quit the band. Somebody get Interpol on the phone! 3. If Zayn Leaves, Everyone Leaves! View Photo Then what are we left with, Five Directions?! Come back, Zayn! 4. You Killed Me, Zayn! View Photo This fan is literally dead. She literally can’t even right now. Advertisement A message from our sponsor. 5. No One Understands…Except For You and Zayn View Photo You don’t understand this fan’s love for Zayn. She feels like going in-Zayn! (Sorry.) 6. Miss Zayn? Slap Someone Dead! View Photo This fan is missing Zayn already. You doubt it, SHE WILL TAKE YOUR LIFE WITH HER BARE HANDS!!! 7. Come Back, Zayn! View Photo And bring those dreamy eyes with you. Sure the last album was called Four, but you didn’t have to take it so literally! The End. Up Next: ” Zayn Malik Quits One Direction: The Funniest Web Reactions .” We’ll be redirecting you shortly…
