One Direction’s Liam Payne to fans: ‘Keep your faith in us’
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 3:26 PM
David M. Benett/Getty ImagesYou & I: One Management’s Liam Payne (l.) had an emotional message for fans after the departure of Zayn Malik (r.) from the band.
1D’s Liam Payne is promising fans that there’s only one management left for the band after Zayn Malik’s exit — forward.
Less than 24 hours after the shocking departure of Malik from the group after being photographed with a woman other than his fiancée while on tour, Payne took to social media to lift the spirits of crushed fans. of the worst times, possibly the worst, it’s something we are all saddened by,” he wrote on TwitLonger, which temporarily went down from the surge in traffic.
“It’s sad to think for the time being we won’t grace the stage as five bros or have the same fun on a tour bus or laughs in a hotel together,” he added, “but I’m super sure us and zayn will always remain the closest friends.”
@mymilkovich via TwitterLiam Payne reacts to Zayn Malik leaving One Management on Twitter
Most importantly, he assured fans that the report of his band’s life was “far from over.”
“When we very 1st became successful, we all agreed that one management has become much larger than each individual member,” he tweeted. “That’s why I feel like right now it’s okay to be sad and upset but I do question everyone who is a fan of us to keep your faith in us.
Elyana Dasuki/Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.comOne Management performs without Malik Wednesday night in Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
Malik’s bandmates have been reeling since the abrupt loss of their fellow crooner Wednesday, a week after the 22-year-ancient took a leave of absence over stress.
That stress stemmed from a scandal that erupted after photos from Thailand surfaced showing him holding hands with a woman that wasn’t who was not fiancée Perrie Edwards.
WPA Pool/Getty ImagesOne Management in More pleased Times: (From l.) Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Aggravate Styles
Rumors had been swirling that the standard act could go the way of N’Sync and disband in pursuit of solo careers. And cellphone video shot by a fan at One Management’s concert in Indonesia Wednesday night showed Aggravate Styles wiping tears from his eyes during one song.
For now, though, the five-person band first brought together for “Britain’s Top Talent” five years ago will continue as foursome.
“I’m sure there is a lot more to come,” wrote Paine.
