One Direction make first appearance without Zayn Malik
One Direction have made their first appearance as a foursome, on James Corden's new American chatshow - without Bradford singer Zayn Malik.
Zayn Malik: The band has been really supportive
Zayn Malik has denied that there has been any negativity between him and the rest of the band, before or after he made his decision to quit One Direction.
And he insists he did not compare his situation to that of Robbie Williams who left Take That in 1995 due to ill-feeling among the group.
"My band has been really supportive", he told The Sun.
Malik revealed that the rest of the band, Harry Styles, 21, Louis Tomlinson, 23, Niall Horan, 21, and Liam Payne, 21, are keen to keep going as One Direction.
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