Wednesday 31st July 2013 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by GQ

Tags: One Direction

Staff at GQ magazine have been left 'terrified' after online abuse from One Direction fans, following a recent cover feature on the X Factor boyband. 

The lifestyle magazine revealed One Direction as the stars of their upcoming September issue, with each member of the band receiving their own cover. However, they weren't expecting the response that 1D fans had in store for them. 

Among the messages were sentiments that included "go punch those sluts at GQ", "I want to stab myself in the uterus", "I will shove bleach into your assholes" and "IM GOING TO TAKE YOUR TESTICLES AND POUND THEM WITH A HAMMER IM UP ALL NIGHT TO FUCK U UP". 

Before publishing a stream of 'the most terrifying tweets', a spokesman from the magazine said: "We weren't quite prepared for how many tweets we would receive in such a short space of time. (In fact, the response was so large that GQ.co.uk briefly crashed under the strain).

"While most were positive, and some less so, a few frankly had us fearing for our lives. Although the issue doesn't even go on sale until Thursday, a lot of the band's fan base took issue with certain cover lines, in particular one on Harry Styles' cover, 'He's Up All Night To Get Lucky'."

They added: "It just goes to show: hell hath no fury like a Directioner scorned."

GQ have published a feature with each member of One Direction getting their own cover

Holy. Crap. The boys on the cover of GQ magazine. Someone shoot me. Push me off a cliff. Stab me. I #MTVHottest One Direction

— Marry me, Marcel. (@WafaaStalks) July 29, 2013

the GQ pictures make me want to stab myself in the uterus !!

— d. (@DIRTYWIFI) July 29, 2013

HARRYS COVER SAYS HE UP ALL NIGHT TO GET LUCKY. @BritishGQ YOURE MAKING HIM SOUND LIKE A WHORE. HES NOT A FUCKING WHORE YOU STUPID CUNTS.

— the butt (ﾉ◕ヮ◕) (@banginngniall_) July 29, 2013

@Harry_Styles @BritishGQ IM FUCKING PISSED AT HOW THEY PORTRAYED YOU, YOU ARE NOT A GOD DAMN MAN WHORE, YOU ARE A CUPCAKE. JESUS.

— Francesca (@francescanoel) July 29, 2013

@BritishGQ HARRY ISNT "UP ALL NIGHT TO GET LUCKY" HES UP ALL NIGHT MAKING VINES, HANGING OUT WITH HIS HAIR STYLISTS, OLD PEOPLE, AND A BABY

— ☯sarah☯ (@sarahhstagram) July 29, 2013

FUCK U GQ GET A PROPER JOB U DICKS

— ♡ lil shit ♡ (@Horan_OneLegHop) July 29, 2013

@Harry_Styles @BritishGQ GO PUNCH THOSE SLUTS AT GQ AND ALL THEIR BS ABOUT YOU ALL UNACCEPTABLE HARRY THEY TALK SHIT ABOUT Y'ALL

— ♡ Lily ♡ (@harrehmybabe) July 29, 2013

@BritishGQ DO YOU REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE WANT TO CASTRATE THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THIS SHITTY MAGAZINE?

— ♡amara♡ (@LouisM1serables) July 29, 2013

@BritishGQ @Harry_Styles I'll fucking kill you

— please liam (@thumbniall) July 30, 2013

GQ NEEDS TO SHUT THE FUCK UP BEFORE I BREAK MY GLASS NAIL FILE IN TWO AND STAB THEM IN THE EYES

— selmaaa (@itsniallstagram) July 29, 2013

@NATELY I WILL SHOVE THE HARRY DOLL ON YOUR BUMHOLE

— craic lil nugget ✿ (@woahnxrry) July 29, 2013

CAN I PLEASE STAB EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WORKS FOR GQ TY

— elizabeth✞ (@slutynarry) July 29, 2013

whAT THE FUCK THEY MADE LOUIS LOOK LIKE AN ASSHOLE I S2G HE IS A FUCKING ANGEL I AM GOING TO FIND GQ AND FUCKING BOMB THEM SEE YOU IN JAIL

— (@trxpicalouis) July 29, 2013

GQ MAGAZINE THIS IS AN INDIRECT TO YOUR EDITOR IM GOING TO TAKE YOUR TESTICLES AND POUND THEM WITH A HAMMER IM UP ALL NIGHT TO FUCK U UP BYE

— ITS MA BIRTHDAY (@indeedniall) July 29, 2013

GQ MAGAZINE CAN GO FUCK THEMSELVES WITH A CHAINSAW UP THEIR ASSHOLE TILL IT MUTILATES THEIR INSIDES

— ♡☹pearl(imit)☹♡ (@michaellaneous) July 29, 2013

im crying dont hate on louis you fukcing assholes or i will shove bleach into your assholes and pull out your eyes with a spork

— kate☹ (@fxkinlouis) July 29, 2013

I'LL FUCK YOU UP GQ, I SWEAR YOU'VE MESSED WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE

— ♡harry please???♡ (@crinklysmiles) July 29, 2013

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