One Direction have eased fans' concerns that there may be bad blood between themselves and former bandmate Zayn Malik.
The group were the first act to receive a gong at this year's Billboard Music Awards and gave a call out to their "brother Zayn".
"I just want to say, Billboard, you guys have been so amazing throughout our career, thank you for the support and as well as our fans, there's one more person to share this with and that's our brother Zayn, so thank you very much," Liam Payne said on collecting the Top Duo/Group award.
The group recently spoke out on Malik's decision to leave One Direction on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
"At first we were a little bit angry, obviously," Payne said. "We were surprised, but I think we all knew the sort of vibe Zayn was feeling. From the outside people could tell as well."
Louis Tomlinson - who was criticised by Malik for making "bitchy comments" about him on Twitter - said that he has patched things up with his former bandmate.
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"There's been a bit of back and forth. We're on good terms with him," he said. "I've never been good at biting my tongue."
Malik has paid tribute to his former bandmates since leaving the group, describing them as "four of the best guys" during his speech at the Annual Asian Awards last month.
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