Liam Payne’s family have issued a statement saying they are “heartbroken” following the former One Direction singer’s sudden death yesterday, Oct. 16. “We are heartbroken,” the Payne family said (via the BBC). “Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. …
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Louis Tomlinson is honoring his One Direction brother Liam Payne in an emotional tribute. On Thursday, Tomlinson remembered the singer as the “most vital part” of One Direction, as he vowed to be there for Payne’s son, Bear, and reminisced on their close friendship. “I am beyond devastated to be …
Read More »'Britain's Got Talent' Postpones Auditions Taping After Liam Payne's Death
Britain’s Got Talent — which features Simon Cowell, who helped form One Direction when the members appeared on The X Factor — canceled their planned taping Wednesday following the death of Liam Payne. The competition series was scheduled to film a second day of auditions in Blackpool, England, Wednesday when …
Read More »Zayn Malik Remembers Liam Payne in Emotional Tribute: 'I Never Got to Thank You'
Zayn Malik is reminiscing on his memories with his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. In a heartfelt tribute posted to Instagram Thursday, a day after Payne’s death at 31, Malik honored Payne and remembered his support and “reassuring smile” while in One Direction. “Liam, I have found myself talking …
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Suge Knight says he was “coerced” into an “unlawful” 28-year prison sentence for killing a man with his truck in a Tam’s Burgers parking lot nearly a decade ago — and now he’s asking a California judge to postpone his fast-approaching November retrial over the wrongful-death civil lawsuit brought by …
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Read More »Harry Styles Remembers Liam Payne: 'I Will Miss Him Always, My Lovely Friend'
Harry Styles shared an emotional tribute to his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne on Thursday, a day after Payne died after falling from a hotel room in Argentina Wednesday evening. “I am truly devastated by Liam’s passing,” Styles wrote on Instagram Thursday. “His greatest joy was making other people …
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