One Direction assures fans split won't be permanent

1FILE- In this March 25, 2015 file photo, members of One Direction, from left, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan, wave during an event to promote their film "One Direction: This Is US," in Makuhari, near Tokyo.
2A British newspaper has reported Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, the band members would go separate ways after finishing a tour this autumn and promoting their fifth album.
3Publicist Simon Jones says he won't comment on "speculation" that the group will take a hiatus starting in March.
4Members of One Direction have confirmed the band is taking a break, but are reassuring worried fans that it won't be permanent.
5Niall Horan tweeted that "we are not splitting up," while Louis Tomlinson posted "it's just a break ... Promise."
6Liam Payne tweeted Tuesday that "there's so much more to come."
7The Sun newspaper reported Monday that the four band members will go their separate ways for at least a year after finishing a tour this autumn and promoting their fifth album.
8One Direction formed in 2010 after five teenagers - Horan, Tomlinson, Payne, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik - auditioned individually for British TV talent show "The X Factor."