Last week, Simon Cowell mentioned that One Direction could split as a band after "three more albums," according to the Daily Star.

"Bands don't stay together forever," he said, according to the newspaper.

"I think they will make at least two more albums together [after the current one]. Bands don't stay together forever."

However, the British songs and lyrics commentator has recently cleared up rumors surrounding the speculated split.

"Just to clear up the rumors it is my guess and my hope One D will stay together for a very long time," Simon Cowell posted on Twitter.

"The boys are having the best time. And as I said recently their new album is really really good."

One Direction revealed during a recent interview that their new album will be "a little bit more edgy," prompting rumors their next tour and album songs may stir up controversy.

Amateur fanfiction writer Anna Todd released her first story and achieved more than 800million reads before Gallery Books offered her a six-figure advance to turn the stories into books, but fans are rallying against her claiming she's not a fan, The Mirror reports.

One Direction members need to "up their game a bit" if they want to remain competitive against other bans, Simon Cowell said during a recent interview.

"It does mean 1D have to up their game a bit," he said, according to the Daily Star.

"We knew a lot of boybands would follow but the competition is tough at the moment."