Ok, this is so NOT what it looks like.

Harry Styles wore a thong -- over his skinny jeans -- at One Direction's June 18 gig in Columbus, Ohio. It was made of sugary treats and he offered his seated bandmates a taste. Only Zayn Malik had the courage and the sweet tooth to have a taste.

No, he was not full of liquid courage, either. Niall Horan shot down those rumors!

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