WATCH: Bill Maher compares Zayn Malik to Boston bomber

Comedian Bill Maher has received a pretty strong backlash from One Direction fans after comparing Zayn Malik to one of the terrorists involved with the Boston marathon bombing.

The Real Time with Bill Maher host caused outrage amongst online communities after a picture of the former One Direction member next to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was used as a joke on his show.

"Zayn Malik can go and quit One Direction for all I care," said Maher