Filipino Directioners succumbed to despair and rage yesterday when only 80 percent of their desperately anticipated boy band took the stage in Manila.
Band member Zayn Malik bailed on the band’s tour after their Bangkok gig was chased down by some wild nights on Phuket where an image showing him wrapped around an inked up blonde apparently caused some domestic strife.
Although that and other images showing the 22-year-old cavorting with another British woman during two nights reportedly partying at Seduction Nightclub in the charming seaside hamlet of Patong beach.
“Zayn has signed off with stress and is flying back to the UK to recuperate,” according to a band spokesman. “The band wish him well and will continue with their performances in Manila and Jakarta.”
Malik has denied he strayed from his fiance while in Thailand but returned to the UK regardless.
Fans in the Philippines were upset that he decided to bail on the tour, according to an Associated Press report.
“Some artists when they get sick, they still perform,” said fan Rachel Marcelino, who argued organizers should refund a portion of the ticket price.
One Direction plays for Indonesian fans on Wednesday.
Photo: Lauren Rich
