VIDEO : Zayn Malik Was Told to Quit One Direction by 'an Alien'

Zayn Malik (Getty Images) Los Angeles - Zayn Malik was told to quit One Direction by "an alien." The 23-year-old singer songwriter - who quit the group in March last year - revealed a visitation from an extra-terrestrial being in his dream made him realise he needed to leave the boy band, which was made up of Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Harry Styles. Speaking to Glamour magazine about his revelation to quit the group, he said: "An alien spoke to me in a dream."