Zayn Malik Officially Leaving One Direction

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One Direction Statement: After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave One Direction. Niall, (cont) http://t.co/2SA4PzPd82

— Simon Jones (@simonjonespr) March 25, 2015

Zayn Malik of One Direction is officially going in another direction. The band's publicist, Simon Jones, tweeted a statement explaining why Malik feels that "now is the right time for me to leave the band." The four remaining bandmates, who have already been touring without Zayn, will continue on as a quartet. Malik offers an apology to the fans, but admits, "I have to do what feels right in my heart." The bandmates of five years plan to sustain their friendship and send love to Zayn.

And now some Very Good Tweets to commemorate this sad moment in our shared history. Some are more dramatic than others:

one direction could get 50 new members and they still wouldn’t be as good as migos

— L.A.S (@SartoriallyInc) March 25, 2015

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAH YES!!!!!! #ZAYN

— Mary H.K. Choi (@choitotheworld) March 25, 2015

So Zayn was Ginger Spice all along?

— Hillary Busis (@hillibusterr) March 25, 2015

I HOPE I WAKE UP TOMORROW AND ZAYN MALIK IS STILL PART OF ONE DIRECTION

— danielle has pcd (@cheesyniall) March 25, 2015

#ZaynMalik telling fans he's leaving. pic.twitter.com/mK83RijzUj

— SkyRocketSam (@SkyRocketSam) March 25, 2015

Bye forever, Zayn http://t.co/0eanII1q3u pic.twitter.com/YxiydUmcHs

— Page Six (@PageSix) March 25, 2015

don't think of it as One Direction losing a member, think of it as me gaining a husband

— Casey Johnston (@caseyjohnston) March 25, 2015

Us right now. pic.twitter.com/2STsDJIGib

— Vulture (@vulture) March 25, 2015

SHOUT OUT TO THE STRAIGHT UP SOCIOPATH WHO BROUGHT THIS BACK TO TUMBLR pic.twitter.com/f4cndiGAaN

— Tyler McCall (@eiffeltyler) March 25, 2015

soooooo are they 4/5 direction now or what

— dan(ce) (@dcseifert) March 25, 2015

is it just me or has the world gone INZAYN

— Rachel Sanders (@rachelysanders) March 25, 2015