One Direction’s Liam Payne breaks Twitter silence on THAT video showing Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson ‘smoking joint’

And earlier today, he took to this Twitter before the band’s show at Sunderland's Stadium of Light for the European leg of their tour.

Never directly addressing the situation, but saying that “weird s**t” was going on, he told his 16.8 million followers that everyone should “calm down and not do anything stupid”.

Although it was a little late for Zayn and Louis to not do anything stupid, the tweet seemed to be directed mostly at the fans who were ripping up their concert tickets or tweeting hashtags such as #Zouispasstheblunt in regards to the pair’s antics.

Although tweeting a fan saying that he was talking about the trends, the tweet seemed to be directed more towards his band mates and the bad press they have received due to the video.

Taking up his role as ‘the sensible one’ once again, he told everyone to try keep the “PG rating”, which the boys are usually known for.

1D’s squeaky-clean image has no doubt been tainted by the drug news, much to the disappointment of many parents and younger fans.

The boys went on to perform a sold-out gig in the rain, showing that neither bad weather nor bad press can ruin their success for now.

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