article_snippet: (CNN)Things just got messy with that One Direction breakup.
article_snippet: Just when folks were starting to heal from the shock of Malik decision to quit the super-successful boy group on Wednesday, a social media dustup has fans all a-Twitter.
article_snippet: Malik leaving One Direction .
article_snippet: Several fans were not at all happy.
article_snippet: After leaving the group, Malik expressed sadness at disappointing fans.
article_snippet: I feel like I've let disappointing fans down, but I can't do this anymore," Malik told the UK's The Sun.
article_snippet: It's not that I've turned my back on them or anything, it's just that I just can't do that anymore, because it's not the real me."
article_snippet: Zayn Malik: 'I've let disappointing fans down'
highlights_snippet: Malik recently left the group .
  