One Direction US band 'receive death threats over lawsuit'

The US band named One Direction have revealed that they have received a large amount of hate mail this week.

The group recently launched a lawsuit against the UK band of the same name, and some of the 'One Thing' band's fans have reportedly reacted strongly.


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The American group have received death threats against them and messages stating they will be chased by "spoons and carrots", referring to in-jokes among One Direction fans.

Frontman Sean O'Leary revealed that his father and manager Dan been given had death threats since the lawsuit was raised.

"There has been so much hate mail, like people threatening to cut our balls off," the 18-year-old told The Sun.

"The one that stands out for me is a girl saying she wanted to kill my father."



The US group have stated that they will continue with their lawsuit, and that the UK band's fans are "confused".

They added that they still have "huge respect" for the X Factor group.

Manager Dan O'Leary said yesterday that the US One Direction will "not be pushed around" by Simon Cowell's record label over the lawsuit.

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Watch the video for '2012' by the US One Direction below: