Liam Payne Says He 'Outsold' Harry Styles, Other 1D Boys, Raises 'Violent' Reactions

Twitter fans ridiculed Liam Payne for airing the dirty laundry of his former One Direction teammates in a recent interview. Some raised the fact that unlike his former bandmates, nobody would be raring to hear his music.

Payne, 28, appeared on controversial YouTuber Logan Paul's "Impaulsive" podcast on Tuesday and reflected on the boy band's numerous highs as well as their infighting as teenagers and personal problems in recent years. 

Fans were incensed by Payne's direct jab at Zayn Malik, whose ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid notoriously referred to the "Pillowtalk" singer as a "respectful king" during a Twitter argument with Jake Paul's brother in 2020. 

Given that Malik was charged in 2021 for harassing Hadid's mother, Yolanda Hadid, Payne stated on the model's viral Twitter podcast, "That one didn't age so well." 

Payne then stated, "There are numerous reasons why I loathe Zayn, and there are many reasons why I'll always, always be on his side." 

However, numerous Directioners found the remark inexcusable. 

"liam talking s-t about zayn as if he didnt cheat on his fiancé last week," one Twitter user wrote, pointing out the photos that went viral showing Payne snuggling with model Aliana Mawla hours before announcing the end of his engagement to Maya Henry.

One said the fact that he's choosing to speak ill of someone who has just been quiet this whole time is speaking volumes of how sad Liam's own life is. 

"if liam payne talking s-t about zayn on a f-king logan paul podcast isn't an indicator as to how irrelevant his career is then idk what is," another critic tweeted.

"zayn choosing to keep certain aspects of his life private and liam airing it out voluntarily to LOGAN PAUL is a prime example of how wicked this man truly is," another said. 

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Fans of One Direction were incensed by Payne's assertion that his 2017 debut solo track, "Strip That Down," "outsold everyone in the band." They could not believe he would dare brag something so untrue. They said they can just go online and look it up to see if he indeed "outsold" for example, Harry Style's albums at the time. 

They also reminded Payne that his 2019 album, "LP1," peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard 200. 

"Liam...baby we can easily fact check," one netizen tweeted.

"'i outsold all the boys' -liam payne on logan paul's podcast as harry styles sold out 15 shows at msg, wembley stadium for 2 nights, headlined coachella two weekends, and broke chart records all while having class and respect for his ex band mates," another wrote.

"NOBODY and i mean NOBODY has ever said 'put on that new liam payne song,'" a third fan joked, albeit cruelly. 

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