In the opening night monologue of "Saturday Night Live", Harry Styles trumpeted Zayn Malik, a former member of One Direction.
"I'm no longer in a band with cats," Styles said. "I'm in a band with men already." But then, he gave the monologue another twist. "I love them. I have them as brothers. Niall [Horan], Liam [Payne], Louis [Tomlinson] and ... uh "Harry thought, shortly before continuing:" Ringo! Yeah, that's another name. "
NBC audiences reacted with a surprisingly long "uuu". Soon after, people on Twitter exploded, criticizing or supporting Harry. Some said his statement was not grateful, while others supported it.
In fact, it was a little strange to mention the name of the Beatles' drummer, Ringo Starr, as all fans and / or non-fans of the legendary band know that it was Paul McCartney who left the band. Among other things, Ringo was the only one trying to calm the "bloods" among the musicians.
It's not the first time One Direction guys have been biting Zayn Malik since his departure in 2015. In March, Louis Tomlinson said in a podcast with Dan Wooton that although Zayn left the band, he continued to consider him a friend. Their relationship ended when Louis' mother passed away in December 2016 and Zayn did not show due respect and support.
Louis explained that a few days after his mother's death, he had to perform on the X Factor, where he was in the role of a special jury member invited by Simon Cowell, a talent manager and part of the jury on the talent show as "X Factor," American Idol, "America's Got Talent". Knowing his condition, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Liam Payne supported him by performing alongside him. Surprisingly, the only one who didn't come was Zayn.
In 2010, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson each performed separately in the X Factor Season 7 auditions in the UK. Although not accepted into the "Boys" category, they performed together at the Wembley Arena in London in July 2010. This convinced Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell to unite the boys into a single band.
1D signed with Simon Cowell's label, Syco Revords, after ranking third on The X Factor 2010.
Their 5 albums, Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014) and Made in the AM (2015), were ranked at the top of the charts and brought successful hits as "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We Are Young", "Best Song Ever", "Story Of My Life", "Drag Me Down" etc.
Source: Vanity Fair, Page Six, Wikipedia
