Niall Horan has been labelled as an "unproblematic king" by fans after he shared just four words following the Liam Payne drama circulating online.
Liam has taken over social media as fans slammed his appearance on Logan Paul's podcast Impulsive earlier this week.
The former One Direction member came under fire after making some controversial statements that ruffled a few feathers.
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However, his former bandmates appear to have taken the high road brushing off the drama to focus on their own careers.
Taking to his Instagram, Niall shared a snap of himself with headphones on as he captioned the post: "ALWAYS IN DEEP THOUGHT".
The Mullingar native was praised for his reaction to Liam's comments as he laughed off the bizarre claims.
In the interview, Liam revealed that Simon Cowell had made him a promise after he was illuminated from the X Factor auditions that if he came back to the show, he would 'make it work' for him.
He said: "From what I've heard, that is part of the reason why One Direction was made."
He added: "He kind of started with my face and then worked around the rest. I've never told that story before."
The singer also stated that while he was "leading the band" onstage, Louis was making decisions behind the scenes.
He said: "He made all the right choices that I wouldn't have made.
"It was me leading the band from the front on stage and making sure everybody's in the right position and stuff and him from behind the stage making critical decisions on what songs we do.
"He knew what we should be, and he knew what he wanted to identify as, and, you know, that's why he's out and touring at the moment as well, so hats off to him."
Possibly in one of the most controversial comments, Liam was asked if the bandmates had ever "actually come to blows".
The 28-year-old then said: "We came very close at points."
"I think it was well-known within the band that I don't like taking sh*t. I made it very obvious. I'm not going to tell you how.
"There was one moment where there was an argument backstage, and one member, in particular, threw me up a wall. So, I said to him, if you don't remove those hands, there's a high likelihood you'll never use them again."
After that, the member "just took his hands off," according to Liam.
Digging the hole even further, Liam then made some snide remarks about Zyan Malik.
He said: "There's many reasons why I dislike Zayn, and there's many reasons why I'll always, always be on his side."
He added: "Zayn had a different upbringing in that sense, and you can always look at the man for where he is and say, oh, yeah, whatever, that guy's a d**k."
However, Liam added that you need to "understand what he's [Zayn's] been through".
"I don't agree with any of his actions. I can't commend some of the things that he's done. I can't be on his side for that. What I can say is I understand, and your only hope is that at some point in their life, the person on the other end of the phone wants to receive the help you're willing to give them. That's all I'll say."
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