So you might have heard that Zayn Malik is leaving One Direction — and people aren't too happy about it.
Like, really not handling it well at all.
SOMEONE IN MY SCHOOL JUST SCREAMED ZAYN LEFT ONE DIRECTION AND SOMEONE SCREAMED NO AND I CAN HEAR CRYING
OKAY IM CRYING SO HARD ZAYN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE
Obviously people are upset. And Bill Maher — yep, Bill Maher — decided to weigh in on everything.
Problem is, Bill decided to make a controversial joke comparing Zayn to the Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
WHY BILL WHY?!
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Good job comparing a boy band member to a terrorist who has actually injured and murdered people.
So a bunch of fans are understandably upset.
You should apologize to @zaynmalik for your racist jokes @billmaher
I hope @billmaher is feeling the wrath of 1,000s of teenage girls in his mentions for his vile racist "joke" calling Zayn Malik a terrorist
Whether you're a fan of Zayn Malik or not, what Bill Maher said was nowhere NEAR acceptable. #billmaherisaracist
@billmaher what you said about @zaynmalik was a violence again all Muslim people everywhere. You disgust me beyond belief. #RespectForZayn
@billmaher as a former Muslim, you have crossed the line with the comparison with Zayn Malik (innocent Muslim man) to a terrorist.
bill maher is a disgusting human being i can't believe these comparisons are being made im sickened http://t.co/bdy1U2Lh7E
Fans have even created a petition to try and get Bill to publicly apologize.
Zayn has yet to speak out but it looks like he has all the help he needs.
Bill Maher's career going down quicker than my battery percentage @zaynmalik #RespectForZayn