One Direction’s Craziest Antics!
These lads know how to cause a scene! Take a look back at Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson’s headline-grabbing moments through the years.
These lads know how to cause a scene! Take a look back at Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson’s headline-grabbing moments through the years.
Fresh off his X Factor stint, Styles reportedly dated British TV presenter Caroline Flack in 2011 — despite their 14-year age gap. (Styles was 17 at the time, Flack was 31.) "I'm not going to ever apologize for it because there was nothing at the time that was serious or bad and nobody was getting hurt," Flack told The Daily Telegraph in May 2015. "I've never met anyone as confident in my whole life but it never borders on arrogance."
Horan apologized in July 2012 after reportedly calling a group of female fans "a shower of c—ts" as he tried to make his way through Dublin Airport. The meltdown was all caught on camera, too. "Really sorry if I caused any offense," he tweeted. "It was just banter with fans who I think of more as mates. But I understand that it’s not a word I should be using at all."
Payne called out security at the Empire State Building for being “unprofessional” and “extremely disrespectful” to his family during a visit in December 2012. The young star soon backtracked, however, when one official reportedly responded that their security didn't know or care who he was. "Seems there was a bit of a mix up when I was at the empire state,” he responded. “It’s all good.”
Payne apologized in January 2014 after he shared a photo of himself standing on the edge of his London apartment balcony, which was located on the 34th floor. "It was a stupid and irresponsible thing to do,” he tweeted after the incident. “I am sorry, and do not endorse any fans trying to repeat this, as it is extremely dangerous."
Tomlinson and Malik traded in their microphones for what appeared to be some pot on the way to a performance in Lima, Peru, in May 2014. A five-minute clip of the incident surfaced online, causing a stir with diehard One Direction fans. "Very controversial," Malik said in the video. Pointing to a policeman, Tomlinson added: "That's the po po. He's thinking, I'm sure I can smell an illegal substance in there, and he's hit the nail on the head."
Nooo! Malik worried fans — and for good reason — when he decided to leave the band’s On the Road Again Tour because of stress in March 2015. Rumors that he cheated on his fiancee, Perrie Edwards, with a mystery blonde in Thailand also played a part in his decision. Malik eventually called off his engagement with the Little Mix singer that August. “She’s devastated and torn up,” a source told Us. A second noted: "He just wanted to move on and start over in all
Tweens everywhere were left devastated when Malik announced in March 2015 that he was quitting the band after five years. "My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined," he said in a statement. “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.” He went on to sign a solo record deal with RCA.
One Directioners went through even more tissue boxes following Malik’s departure. In March 2015, one of his former bandmates got into a war of words with music producer Naughty Boy, who implied he “saved” Malik from the British group. "Wow @NaughtyBoyMusic you're so inconsiderate pal," Tomlinson tweeted. Two months later, Tomlinson responded to a photo Naughty Boy posted with Malik. “Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were cool haha! Some people still do HA!." Malik shot back: “@Louis_Tomlinson remember when you had a life and stopped making bitchy comments about mine?”
Styles wiped out during the band’s performance of “Through the Dark” in San Diego, Calif., in July 2015. The cringeworthy (yet repeat-worthy!) tumble brought about a hysterical Horan, laugh-out-loud memes, and probably plenty of bruises! Styles is used to taking hits on stage, though. In February 2013, he also got hit in the groin by a fan’s shoe.
Baby mama drama! Luxury Handbag Shopping confirmed in July 2015 that Tomlinson was expecting his first child with his stylist friend Briana Jungwirth. "Louis didn’t expect this, but he’s excited for it now," an insider told Us. "He’s become very close friends with Briana this year and now they are looking forward to being parents. He’s definitely going to be there and be a great dad for their baby."
What’d you just say? Things got heated when Malik appeared to take a dig at Calvin Harris’ girlfriend, Taylor Swift, in August 2015. At the time, he retweeted a link that compared Swift and Miley Cyrus' opinion on paying for music. “While u kids are refresh voting teen choice awards there's some poor f—ker in a basement making your new favorite record trying to survive,” the Scottish DJ tweeted. Malik quipped back: “@CalvinHarris ha you just made an absolute fool of yourself mate...I suggest you calm your knickers before them dentures fall out…Oh and I write my own s—t too d—knead."