One Direction have broken their silence on the joint video scandal that has engulfed them this week, with Liam Payne making a qualified apology on Twitter.
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One Direction's tour continues amid the storm surrounding the leaked joint video
Liam tweeted to his nearly 17 million followers, "We are only in our 20's we all do stupid things at this age."
He added:
And finally:
No word yet, though, from Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, the main culprits in the saga, after Louis filmed the pair of them smoking a joint in the car on the way to a gig in Peru.
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Liam Payne has broken his silence on the furore
The band took to the stage in Manchester last night, making no further references to the saga. Earlier in the week, Liam had said on stage, "No more media attention please."
Will this be the end of the matter? Share your thoughts below...

Liam tweeted to his nearly 17 million followers, "We are only in our 20's we all do stupid things at this age."
I love my boys and maybe things have gone a little sideways I apologise for that.We are only in our 20's we all do stupid things at this age
— Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) May 31, 2014
He added:
We all have a lot of growing up to do in an extreme circumstance I'm not making excuse but it's fact we are gunna fall short somewhere
— Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) May 31, 2014
And finally:
Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us through this just know that we love you guys for it and it means the world
— Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) May 31, 2014
No word yet, though, from Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, the main culprits in the saga, after Louis filmed the pair of them smoking a joint in the car on the way to a gig in Peru.

The band took to the stage in Manchester last night, making no further references to the saga. Earlier in the week, Liam had said on stage, "No more media attention please."
Will this be the end of the matter? Share your thoughts below...
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