Zayn was fired from One Direction

One Direction fans around the globe are mourning after Zayn Malik announced his decision last Wednesday to part ways with his band of five years.

However, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that it was not entirely Malik’s decision to leave. Multiple insiders claim that management gave him an ultimatum — get sober or quit and he refused!

“Zayn’s alcohol and drug use became a huge problem,” a source connected to the upper management for the band reveals.

Rumours have swirled for years, but multiple insiders claim Malik’s partying got so intense that the 22-year-old heartthrob was given an ultimatum  to clean up his act, or hit the road.

“He chose not to get clean and that is when they parted ways,” the insider says, referring to the band that also consists of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne. “They gave him every opportunity to clean up his act, but he just couldn’t do it.”

When Malik left the band while they were on tour last week, Radar was the first to report that this spelled the “beginning of the end” for One Direction.

“Management ordered Zayn to take a break because there are concerns for his well-being,” a source previously told Radar.

Another source confirmed, “He is in bad shape, which is the real reason he went home to London.”

“He’s been going down fast and an intervention was needed. It was decided that it was best for him to go and take care of him for right now,” the source added.

Malik’s drug use first came under scrutiny when a video surfaced in May 2014 of him smoking what appears to be a marijuana joint. In the viral video, bandmate Louis Tomlinson narrates as they pass around the suspicious looking cigarette, discussing “contraband,” and “illegal substances.”

Source: radaronline