Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson FINALLY break silence after Zayn Malik quits One Direction

Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have now broken their Twitter silence about Zayn Malik quitting One Direction.

Louis commented that it had been a “crazy” few days and then thanked fans for their support.

And Niall practically wrote an ESSAY. A very sweet essay that will hopefully comfort heartbroken fans – at least a bit.

He thanked 1D fans and said he was super excited for their upcoming South African gig.

Sadly, Niall’s Twitter banner/backgroundy thing still has a photo of the band as a five-piece. Better get changing that up soon, mate.

With all four (REMAINING, sob) members of One Direction having now tweeted about the earth-shattering (well, for Directioners) news that Zayn has quit the band, Zayn, it’s over to you…

His official statement reads:

"I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight. I know I have four friends for life in Louis, Liam, Harry and Niall. I know they will continue to be the best band in the world."

But we want TWEETS, damnit.

Here's what happened...