Simon Cowell Pauses Britain’s Got Talent After Liam Payne’s Death

The drummer, who toured with One Direction, shared a heartfelt tribute to societal media. 

"Heartbreaking news," helium wrote successful an Oct. 17 Instagram Story. "I conscionable commune for Liam's family, and each that knew and loved him. Some of my fav memories successful beingness were due to the fact that of this man. No words."

The boyband, made up of Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough, shared their condolences.

"Words tin not explicit the emotions we are collectively feeling close now, and it seems similar the remainder of the satellite is successful the aforesaid boat," the statement connected X, formerly Twitter, said. "Our hearts spell retired to Liam’s family, friends, and Directioners astir the world. Rest successful bid brother.

The "Want U Back" singer, who competed alongside One Direction connected The X Factor successful 2010, wrote a heartfelt connection to the precocious subordinate connected Instagram, alongside a throwback photograph of the pair. 

"From being connected the amusement together, visiting each others homes portion filming, going connected circuit unneurotic and watching you execute your dreams," Cher wrote on Instagram Oct. 17. "I’ll cherish the memories made and the laughs we had. My thoughts are with your household and friends, with everyone who loves you. My bosom is breaking for your Son Bear. Rest successful bid Liam."

The erstwhile X Factor contestant, who competed alongside One Direction successful 2010, wrote a lengthy X, formerly Twitter, post memorializing Liam and speaking retired against fame. 

"I've spoken for years astir the exploitation and profiteering of young stars and the effects—many of america are inactive surviving with the aftermath and the PTSD," she wrote. "Rest successful bid Liam, I anticipation you find bid connected the different side, and emotion to your mum and family."

Niall Horan's older member wrote a lengthy tribute to the One Direction subordinate successful an Instagram post. 

"To accidental I’m heartbroken is an understatement," Greg wrote successful an Oct. 17 post. "A weird feeling this greeting and each nighttime you were a apical young lad to a antheral a lad a member you are lone 1 of 4 lads I was blessed capable to instrumentality my spot successful nialls beingness arsenic a member you volition beryllium everlastingly missed Liam."

He continued with a enactment connected the blended household betwixt the 5 members of One Direction. 

"My bosom goes retired to your family, parents and sisters and your lad Bear and your 1D brothers," helium continued. "10th October we met and we started retired that evening arsenic 5 families into 1 large 1 1D household convey you for each the laughs bro ticker down connected the each your household and caput them tons of emotion kiddo."

Zayn Malik's 3 sisters paid tribute to the precocious One Direction subordinate successful their respective Instagram stories, each calling his decease "heartbreaking," and pursuing up with photos of Liam with their brother. 

"I person nary words," Waliyha, who appeared successful the "Story of My Life" euphony video, wrote successful an Instagram Story. "Literally heartbroken. RIP."

As an avid instrumentality of One Direction, Noah wrote a tribute to the precocious subordinate successful a heartfelt Instagram Story. 

"I'm not ever going to beryllium capable to afloat dependable however I americium feeling," Noah wrote. "But I consciousness truthful fortunate to person been successful the aforesaid procreation arsenic Liam Payne and the pheneomenon of 1D. Liam you are truthful loved and volition ever beryllium loved by truthful many."

The "I Burned LA Down" vocalist continued with a enactment connected however overmuch One Direction meant to her, and sent condolences to Liam's household and friends, arsenic good arsenic different fans. 

"Rest successful bid Liam," she finished. "I truly privation you truthful overmuch bid beyond this world. You merit it."

"This quality is devastating, americium mislaid for words," the X Factor runner-up wrote connected Instagram. "We ever had a bully laughter erstwhile we saw each other, sometimes the drawback ups were lone abbreviated and saccharine but erstwhile we did it was mostly astir however annoyingly bully his hairsbreadth ever looked, oregon our emotion for Becks, the aged XF days and the circuit we shared together."

The instrumentalist continued, "Liam shared the aforesaid passions arsenic me, the aforesaid dreams truthful to spot his beingness present extremity truthful young hits hard, I’m genuinely gutted and devastated for his Family and of people his lad Bear losing a dada x americium reasoning of them! RIP Liam."

In a station shared connected his Instagram Story, the "See You Again" vocalist said Liam was "always truthful benignant to me."

"He was 1 of the archetypal large artists I got to enactment with," Charlie, who worked with the One Direction alum connected 2017's "Bedroom Floor," continued. "I tin not judge helium is gone."

"This is heartbreaking,” the Bachelor successful Paradise alum wrote connected her Instagram Story, sharing a photograph of herself with Liam. "He had 1 of my favourite lad set voices. I’ll ever retrieve erstwhile my person was turning maine into a One Direction instrumentality successful grad schoolhouse and she showed maine their show of ‘Gotta Be You’ connected the X Factor."

she continued, "The archetypal verse helium sang converted maine into a instrumentality instantly. I had chills. My bosom goes retired to his household and friends."

The Wanted singer said helium was "devastated" by Liam's passing.

"Liam was an unbelievably supportive during 1 of the astir hard times successful my life," helium shared connected X. "I volition ne'er hide that. My thoughts are with his family, friends and fans astatine this horrendous time. Rest successful bid Liam."

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Jack Johnson of Jack & Jack called quality of Liam's decease "gut wrenching."

"Was specified a bully feline the fewer times maine and G ran into him," helium recalled connected X. "that’s truthful sad."