Say it isn't so!

One Direction announced their plans to take an extended hiatus last March, but now Us Weekly is reporting that the boy band has decided to make the break permanent and split up! The guys previously denied that they were going their separate ways, but we didn't buy it! "We’re not breaking up. We're literally taking time out to see our friends and see our family and reflect on what we've done over the last few years," Niall Horan told ET this past November.

So what happened? And what do they plan on doing now?

Apparently, they decided "not to renew their recording contract" in favor of pursuing individual interests. Bad idea! There can only be one Justin Timberlake success story per group, and we all know it's going to be Harry Styles! Kendall Jenner's boyfriend reportedly wants to make it big with acting, while Liam Payne is keen to go into songwriting and production.

"The 1D thing just ran its course. They’ll remain friends, but they are exhausted and want solo careers," a source dished to the mag. Well, the remaining members will remain friends at least...

Zayn Malik, however, claims he has been shown the cold shoulder from his mates after leaving the group last year. "The truth is I haven’t spoken to any of the boys at all really, I spoke to Liam a bit and that’s just the way it is. I did try to reach out to a couple of people and they didn’t get back to me, but then publicly, when they were asked questions about it, said that they’d spoken to me and that we were friends. But that’s not the case, I tried to reach out and be their friend but they haven’t even replied to any of my calls or texts," he confessed to Luomo Vogue.

All good things must come to an end!