One Direction star Liam Payne says he's had it up to here with news stories that romantically link him with the women he works with.
In a tweet, Payne included a link to a news story that described him arriving with a "mystery girl" at a central London hotel.
https://t.co/pK43KBQVJV My team is full of talented, smart professional women. I find it wrong that they are reduced to being linked to me romantically in the press just for simply standing next to me. Isn’t it time we treat women with a bit more respect?
The article read: "The Strip That Down singer, 25, was seen heading into the hotel, alongside his female companion, and holding an overnight bag, after attending an event hosted by Vogue magazine in the capital." It then described his recent split from his long-term girlfriend, singer Cheryl Tweedy.
But according to Payne's tweet, the woman he was pictured with works with him.
"My team is full of talented, smart professional women," Payne tweeted.
"I find it wrong that they are reduced to being linked to me romantically in the press just for simply standing next to me.
"Isn’t it time we treat women with a bit more respect?"
"So far the press have done this with every female member of my staff it’s demeaning some are in relationships and it complicates there [sic] work environment when they do this to them," he added in a follow-up tweet.
"I think it stops here."
So far the press have done this with every female member of my staff it’s demeaning some are in relationships and it complicates there work environment when they do this to them ... I think it stops here
Fans of Payne were quick to praise the singer's decision to defend the women he works with.
THAT'S MY MANZ ALL FOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND FEMINISM!! YA'LL MEDIA BASTARDS BETTWR LISTEN TO MY KING AS HE HAS JUST SPOKEN!!!! https://t.co/LqwHHEmH4V
THIS MAN IS RAISED SO RIGHT! WE STAN A PERFECT GENTLEMAN!HE IS A PERFECT IDOL❤️ https://t.co/GCLZOneUFP
Directioners said he'd done them proud.
Proud to call this man my idol!! https://t.co/1npNSkgdBN
PREACH LIAM! https://t.co/b5LeXz8aN2
People were even willing to overlook a typo.
standing up for what's right, one typo at a time, I love him yes I do https://t.co/ifvtNWLKP6
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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