Professor Green defends One Direction over ‘joint’ video

British rapper Professor Green has stepped up to defend One Direction stars Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson after they were caught on camera smoking what appears to be a marijuana joint. The footage was filmed by Tomlinson during a tour stop in Peru last month (Apr14) and appears to show the star sharing a suspicious-looking cigarette with Malik during a car trip.
In the video, Tomlinson makes references to an “illegal substance” and “Mary Jane”, a nickname for marijuana, while also stating his “head is wrecked”.
The clip has hit headlines across the world and become a trending topic on Twitter.com, and fellow Brit Professor Green has now stepped in to defend the two young stars from the growing criticism.
In a series of posts, he writes, “Poor 1d… I just don’t get why they cause people such torment, two blokes having a zoot (joint) and a giggle in the back of a car… I’d understand if they posted the video themselves… Let ’em live for f*cks sake… and whoever sold em up the river should really just go and play in traffic… on the M1 (British highway).”
The star goes on to offer a comparison to rapper Snoop Dogg, who is an outspoken fan of marijuana, adding, “All I’m saying is big up Snoop Dog (sic) for making life for a rapper a lot easier.”