Louis has parted ways with Syco. Lots of folks saying it's great news as Syco was holding him back/not promoting him, had him tied to an air tight contract that had him with a beard, a baby that isn't his etc. It will be interesting to see what/if anything happens with those things in the coming months. Also as pointed out by other people, he made the announcement, not Syco. Lots of his friends/colleagues congratulating him which is unusual. Good for him I say. Those contracts are awful. He was the only one old enough to sign his own contract too which I find interesting. I wonder if he was coerced into signing the 1D contract before having it looked at by an independent source?