"Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to
the UK to recuperate. The band wish him well and will continue
with their performances in Manila and Jakarta," an emailed
statement from London-based publicist Simon Jones said.
Malik, who is engaged to Perrie Edwards of Little Mix, is seen
in photos posted on the Internet partying with a woman who has
been identified as Lauren Rich.
Malik, in an angry post on his Twitter account, said: "I'm 22
years old ... I love a girl named Perrie Edwards. And there's a
lot of jealous f***s in this world I'm sorry for what it looks
like x"
The English-Irish One Direction came to prominence in the
televised singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010 and has
gone on to become one of the world's top selling bands.
(Reporting by Michael Roddy; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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