Liam Payne clarifies his controversial comments about Zayn Malik

Liam Payne clarifies his controversial comments about Zayn Malik: I will always be on his side

Liam Payne and Zayn Malik have a long history together.

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The Strip That Down singer took to Twitter on Thursday to clarify

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the air after fans criticized him only hours before for insulting his former One Direction bandmate.

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“Guys – I wouldn’t normally comment on this stuff but when its your family

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it’s hard to let it slide,” Payne, 28, began his two-part apology.

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They mentioned a specific incident involving Zayn which I responded to – but listening back

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maybe I didn’t articulate myself as well as I could have,” he admitted of his

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appearance on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast Tuesday.

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I was saying that there will always be things we disagree on but that

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