17 October 2024 - Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies aged 31
Stars pay tribute paid to Liam Payne, dead at 31
Ellen Kirwin (BBC News, 17/10/2024)
Celebrities have paid tribute to the former One Direction star Liam Payne, after his death aged 31.
After One Direction, Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a heartbreaking end
Alexis Petridis (The Guardian, 17/10/2024)
If a quarter of a century of reality TV talent shows has taught us anything, it’s that success in them is seldom a guarantee of lasting fame: more often than not, the celebrity is fleeting, and confined to the country of the show’s origin.
Liam Payne deserved our admiration. It shouldn’t have ended like this
Neil McCormick (The Telegraph, 17/10/2024)
The death of a young star is always a shocking tragedy, the kind of loss that reverberates loudly in pop culture.
TMZ Posts, Then Removes, Liam Payne Death Photos After Backlash
Seth Abramovitch (The Hollywood Reporter, 17/10/2024)
TMZ has drawn outrage for publishing cropped photos of Liam Payne’s body taken after the One Direction singer fell to his death from the roof of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.