Zayn Malik, 22, is now a former member of the band One Direction; this confirmed by his pithy Wikipedia page.  Malik’s departure from the group of sultry studs came after he decided that he could no longer suppress his desire to live a “normal 22-year-old life.”[1]

Malik attended Lower Fields Primary School and is apparently “a heavy cigarette smoker.”  He supports the “football” club Manchester United; this now being the only common bond that he and former band mate Harry Styles share.[2]

Malik, now unemployed, hopes to spend the coming months doing things that will look good on a resume and Wikipedia page.

He is survived by Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Syles, Louis Tomlinson of One Direction and his really short Wikipedia page.

1.  Zayn Malik’s really short Wikipedia page

2.  Ibid.