50 Cent: Former One Direction Member Zayn Malik Could Be The Next Justin Timberlake

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50 Cent is possibly looking to turn a former boy band member into one of the biggest stars on the planet.

Fiddy has expressed interest in signing ex-One Direction member Zayn Malik and teaming him with high-profile rappers. The G-Unit leader sees Malik as the next coming of a former NSYNC singer turned megastar. Fiddy, real name Curtis Jackson, said yesterday: “I’d happily sign him up to my label, mentor him and have him working with the biggest rappers on the planet.

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“His vision on his own is always different from what it is in the group. Like Justin Timberlake, as Justin Timberlake, away from the group – it’s a lot of potential.”

Zayn devastated One Direction fans when he quit the group last month after five years together. “I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.”