Little Mix Perrie Edwards attacked over One Direction Zayn error
Published Jun 13 2012, 10:16 BST | By Daniel Sperling
Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has come under fire from One Direction fans after she appeared to misspell boyfriend Zayn Malik's name.The 'Cannonball' singer told fans of the X Factor boyband that there was "no need for hate" after an error in a tweet from Little Mix's official account which listed "the girls' fave things from A-Z" .
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Malik was Edwards's choice for the letter 'z', but his name was initially spelt "Zayne", prompting an outpouring of anger from One Direction's devoted followers.
After realising the mistake, Edwards wrote: "Just to clarify. The alphabet was typed up wrong after we wrote it on paper. I am aware of how to spell my own boyfriends name :) Perrie <3."
When Malik's fans continued to hassle her, the young star added: "Just to make it clear one more time, I know how to spell my own boyfriends name, no need for the hate <3."
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The tweet has now been edited so that Malik's first name is spelt correctly.
Edwards opened up about her relationship with the 'What Makes You Beautiful' singer for the first time last month, declaring that she is "really, really happy".
The couple dated briefly while Little Mix were competing on The X Factor last year.
Edwards allegedly dumped Malik in order to concentrate on her career, but the pair reunited in April.
Omg ! Beliebers are great compared to directioners I feel sorry for one direction people are probly scared to even go near the boys directioners are the worst fan base ever!
June 18th 2012 at 5:02pm(+1 like)
These fans are pathetic! Im a One Direction fan, and think they are all cutie pies, but there is no way I'd go on a crusade against their girlfriends! its pathetic and stupid and these girls clearly have some issues and really need to grow up! I'd hate to think what these girls boyfriends think of them ( Doubt they have one thou tbf)
Big deal a little error was made! get over it! If anyone should be offended it should be Zayn and I'll bet that he couldn't careless about silly social networking errors, he knows it doesnt mean Perrie loves him any less.
June 13th 2012 at 8:23pm(+2 likes)
who cares its hardly a crime some of these fans are really sad
June 13th 2012 at 7:21pm
Ugh, these One Direction fans are the lowest of the low! They make me sick and they shouldn't be allowed to have internet access.
June 13th 2012 at 5:25pm(+3 likes)
don't put us all under the same umbrella. some of us are alright ya know :) x
June 13th 2012 at 5:45pm
Am I the only one who spend a good minute trying to figure out where the error was?
June 13th 2012 at 4:12pm(+2 likes)