Have you ever wanted to see Harry Styles get beat up by a woman? Probably. On Thursday's Late Late Show, James Corden made those dreams a reality, pitting his team, Corden's Angels — him and One Direction — against the Ball Busters, seasoned pros, in a spirited game of dodgeball. "Out there are five women waiting to tear you limb from limb," Corden told One Direction, "and not in a good way." Styles "won't have any trouble hitting the high notes now," quipped the narrator after one direct hit.
One Direction fans can be proud of the band for at least winning one round, but given the reputation the Directioners have created for themselves, the ref and the ladies who dominated the match aren't so sure about the fallout. "I'm a music teacher," said one of the Ball Busters. "My students are going to kill me." —Peter Weber
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Jussie Smollet conviction overturned on appealSpeed Read The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the actor's conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019
-
Quincy Jones, music icon, is dead at 91Speed Read The legendary producer is perhaps best known as the architect behind Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'
-
OJ Simpson, star athlete tried for murder, dead at 76Speed Read The former football hero and murder suspect lost his battle with cancer
-
Momofuku's 'Chili Crunch' trademark uproarSpeed Read The company's attempt to own the sole rights has prompted backlash
-
Kevin Hart awarded Mark Twain PrizeSpeed Read He is the 25th recipient of the prestigious comedy prize
-
Is Downton Abbey set to return for a final film?Speed Read Imelda Staunton reveals that a third movie may be in the pipeline
-
'Oppenheimer' sweeps Oscars with 7 winsspeed read The film won best picture, best director (Christopher Nolan) and best actor (Cillian Murphy)
-
'Rust' armorer convicted of manslaughterspeed read The film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by actor Alec Baldwin during rehearsal
