Liam Payne, Twitter [VIDEO]: Buff 1D Heartthrob Slams 'Crazy About One Direction' Channel 4 Documentary About Gay Fan-Fiction, Suicide and Obsession
The United Kingdom's Channel 4 News ran a special documentary episode this week entitled "Crazy About One Direction." Since its premiere, the network has been blasted with negative reviews including a Twitter "campaign" aimed to discredit the special. Also, Liam Payne of One Direction took to his personal Twitter account to slam the documentary for its horrible portrayal of his fans.
Check out what Liam said on Twitter, right here:
Not really sure what's going on right now I just hope everyone's ok xxx
— Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 16, 2013
Hearing some horrible things... Really hope this isn't true — Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 16, 2013
Just so all of you know we love you guys and we know how dedicated you are and tbh we can't believe it that you gus spend all you time on us
— Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 16, 2013
We couldn't give a fuck what any documentary says there dramatised for entertainment and full of bullshit anyway we all know... — Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 16, 2013
... How hard you work for us and see it everyday at our shows, Let's all take a step back and think about what we/you have all achieved...
— Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 16, 2013
You should be proud — Liam Payne (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 16, 2013
Mstars recently reported on the "Crazy About One Direction" special. Check out a clip from the show HERE. Here is an excerpt:
The Channel 4 documentary special "Crazy About One Direction" aired last night in the United Kingdom, resulting in an outcry from fans on Twitter as well as many media sources criticizing the show. Promoted as a look into the world of the fans of the biggest boy band in the world, the special ended up focusing on the more obsessive and over-the-top fans rather than showing a representation of the fan base as a whole. Even fans of Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift have joined the Twitter fight. What do you think Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan think of this special?
One big story from the special was one girl who admitted that she had gotten braces just because Niall did. Other portions focused on girls that would go through anything in order to see the boys. "I just want to be more than a fan," one interviewee said. Others stated: "We can find out literally anything," and, "I'm part of a fandom that can kill you if they wanted..."
So what viewers saw were obvious obsessive fans that were tracked down by the production crew in order to show this other side of the fan base. Sure it makes for good ratings and yes these girls are real people, but it is an inappropriate representation of the fans as a whole. Perhaps the show should have advertised the fact that the focus would be on the more "unique" fans.