The apocalypse is now: Zayn Malik is leaving One Direction

The worst has happened. It is the seventh apocalypse. The world will never be the same

Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. [Insert sound of billions of teenage girls' hearts shattering.]

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A Facebook post on Wednesday announced the news: Read more...

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