One Direction's Liam Payne Under Fire For Supporting Homophobic Duck Dynasty's “Family Values”

One Direction's Liam Payne came under fire on Saturday afternoon after he sent a tweet to "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson praising him for upholding "family values."

A&E's "Duck Dynasty" was thrust into the national spotlight in December after Willie Robertson's father, Phil Robertson, compared homosexuality to bestiality in an interview with GQ.

Backlash to the tweet was swift, with One Direction fans rallying to Payne's defense and gay rights supporters denouncing him. As of 7 p.m., the tweet had been retweeted more than 10,000 times.

Liam Payne went off via Twitter Saturday night after U.K. journalists blasted him for daring to say he likes "Duck Dynasty" ... and now, Liam's threatening to ditch social media. (www.huffingtonpost.com)