Liam Payne Addresses His Controversial Comments About Zayn Malik, Reveals 100-Day Rehab Stay

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Liam Payne opened up about the controversial comments he made about Zayn Malik while on Logan Paul’s podcast — and how the appearance changed his life for the better.“I just needed to take a little bit of time out for myself actually because I kind of became somebody who I didn’t really recognize anymore,” Payne, 29, told fans in a YouTube video titled “I’m Back” on Saturday, July 8. “And I’m sure you guys didn’t either.”Payne explained that before he took a hiatus from social media, he was prepping for his appearance on Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast, which aired in May 2022.

Among the many headline-making comments in his interview with Paul, 28, Payne shared his dislike for former One Direction member Malik, 30, and detailed getting into a physical fight with another member of the group.In Saturday’s video, Payne explained he has “a lot of respect” for and really liked Paul and the YouTuber’s cohosts, Mike Majlak, and George Janko, but wanted to take accountability for what he said during their conversation.“I think for me, a lot of what I said just came from the wrong place,” Payne admitted. “I was so angry at what was going on around me that instead of taking a look inwards I decided to take it outwards at everybody else.”While reflecting on the appearance, Payne revealed he was taking his “own frustrations” out on everyone else because he was disappointed where his solo career “landed” following the end of One Direction. (The band — comprised of Payne, Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — separated in 2016, one year after Malik left the group.)In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesDuring his podcast appearance, Payne said that there were “many reasons why” he disliked Malik —