One Direction's Biggest Scandals — From Gay Affair Rumors to Catty Feuds, Plagiarizing Battle and Racism Accusations

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams shared a series of tweets in 2014 accusing One Direction of plagiarizing a New Found Glory song to create the band's then-new single, Steal My Girl.

New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, who was dating Williams, posted the track and his band's 2006 song It's Not Your Fault to show the similarities.

The Still Into You hitmaker said: "Beginning of that new 1D song couldn't sound any more like the beginning of @newfoundglory's 'its not your fault' but I realize that I'm gonna get hate from a very large fanbase for that.

"But really, it has more to do w/ whoever pitched or cowrote the song."

One Direction faced similar accusations in the past, including Live While We're Young and Best Song Ever being likened to The Clash's Should I Stay Or Should I Go and The Who's Baba O'Riley, respectively.

Harry Styles sparked affair rumors with a married woman 14 years his senior.

According to The Sun, the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker allegedly started flirting with Lucy Horobin after meeting her on her Key 103 radio show.

Horobin's pal said: "She knows she shouldn't admit it, but said the sex was amazing."

Styles later dated Caroline Flack, who was 15 years older than him.

Amid One Direction's fame, Styles and Louis Tomlinson lived together in a North London flat. However, they reportedly stopped talking afterward and moved out of the property, igniting "split" rumors.

An insider told The Sun: "Apart from Harry and Louis, no one knows exactly what caused the falling out – they didn't even tell the other boys the full details. But it was very serious and their friendship has never recovered."

Styles and Tomlinson later ended the controversy themselves and asked Directioners not to believe the buzz.

Zayn Malik and Tomlinson exchanged hurtful tweets after British music producer Naughty Boy posted a photo of himself with the Pillow Talk hitmaker alongside the caption, "Replace this".

Directioners assumed Naughty Boy's update was a response to Liam Payne's Instagram video in which he jokingly suggested having a new fifth member.

Tomlinson wrote: "@NaughtyBoyMusic Jesus forgot you were such an in-demand producer .... How does it feel to be riding on the back of someone else's career?"

Malik replied: "@Louis_Tomlinson remember when you had a life and stopped making bitchy comments about mine?"

Fans lambasted Malik afterward, prompting him to ask the public why he got attacked for defending himself.

Two big boy bands started a feud on X after Malik responded to Max George when the latter tweeted about being "geek and proud".

Malik said: "The first step is totally acceptance. #geekoftheweek. You display just how much of a wannabe you are. : )"

The feud intensified when George wrote: "That's not very nice, @ZaynMalik. I was just starting to like you and your RnB songs, too."

Tom Parker and Tomlinson joined them, causing the feud to take an ugly turn.

In 2014, a video of Malik and Tomlinson joking about marijuana while sharing a rolled-up joint emerged.

Parents of One Direction fans were left shocked upon seeing the clip obtained by the Daily Mail.

A representative for the band said: "This matter is in the hands of our lawyers."

Malik infuriated social media users in 2014 when he tweeted the hashtag "#FreePalestine".

After posting it, he began receiving death threats from the public – who told him to kill himself or they would do it.

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