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Zayn Malik drops bombshell about facing 'racism' during One Direction days

In an upcoming new song, Zayn Malik touches on his experience with racism while he was in the band that made him famous, One Direction.

'And while they concentrate on their elevation, I've got a round trip to the constellation / I'm a convert to the concert, and I did that for inflation, 'cause I worked hard in a White band, and they still laughed at the Asian.' Malik was an active member of the boy band from 2010 to 2015, alongside Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and the late Liam Payne; pictured in 2014 In addition to alcohol, the toxicology report found traces of several substances in Liam's system: cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgomine, cocaethylene, and the antidepressant sertraline.

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