One Direction is taking an extended hiatus, starting in 2016

Reports surfaced on Sunday afternoon indicating that pop music group One Direction has called it quits. It turns out the rumors are true — sort of

The first rumblings that the boy band was finished came via the UK's Sun, which broke the news to legions of skeptics. That skepticism was understandable, considering that the Sun has been predicting the end of the band for at least a year.

But follow-up reports from E! News and People have confirmed that Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne are planning to part ways, at least temporarily

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