LONDON (AP) – One Direction is one man down on its world tour.
The boy band’s publicist says a stressed Zayn Malik is flying home to Britain.
Publicist Simon Jones said Thursday that “Zayn has been signed off with stress and is flying back to the U.K. to recuperate.”
He said the band will continue with upcoming performances in Manila, Philippines, and Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of the “On the Road Again” tour.
It was not clear whether Malik would rejoin the tour for three scheduled dates in South Africa starting March 28.