Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Liam Payne Says There Are 'Many Reasons' Why He Dislikes Zayn Malik, 'I Don't Agree With Any of His Actions'
etonline.comLiam Payne is opening up about his experiences with Zayn Malik. The 28-year-old singer appeared on the latest episode of the podcast and spoke about his former One Direction bandmate, who exited the group in 2015, a year before the boy band's indefinite hiatus.Zayn came up when Logan was discussing a 2020 feud that his brother, Jake Paul, had with the «Pillowtalk» singer in Las Vegas.
Amid social media back-and-forth, Zayn's then-girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, chimed in on Twitter, calling Jake «irrelevant» and Zayn «a respectful king.»«She tweeted something about get yourself a respectful man or something.
That one didn't age very well,» Liam said of Gigi's tweet, alluding to her eventual split from Zayn, after he allegedly shoved her mother, Yolanda Hadid, into a dresser and called her a «f**king Dutch slut» during an altercation.In a statement to ET at the time, Zayn said he does «adamantly deny striking Yolanda.» He pleaded no contest to four counts of harassment.
He was sentenced to 90 days of probation for each count, totaling 360 days, and told he must complete an anger management class and a domestic violence program.«There's many reasons why I dislike Zayn and there's many reasons why I'll always, always be on his side,» Liam said on the podcast. «If I had had to go through what he went through — with his growth and whatever else… My parents are overly supportive to the point where it's annoying at times.
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