Liam Payne Dead: Charlie Puth, Paris Hilton and More Stars Mourn One Direction Singer's Death
Robbie Williams is looking backmost connected his past with Liam Payne .
The former Take That member—who mentored Liam and his One Direction bandmates Harry Styles , Niall Horan , Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik erstwhile they were competing connected The X Factor U.K. back successful 2010—opened up astir his transportation to the precocious vocalist successful the wake of his death .
"How to marque consciousness of the Liam Payne tragedy?" Robbie began successful an Oct. 18 Instagram post . "Obviously, my archetypal feelings towards his passing were similar everyone else. Shock, sadness and confusion. And to beryllium honorable arsenic I constitute these words that’s wherever I inactive am."
While the 50-year-old noted that he's "fond" of each subordinate of One Direction, helium saw a kindred tone successful Liam through the years arsenic they some struggled with sobriety portion grappling with the spotlight.
Since Liam's "trials and tribulations were precise akin to mine," Robbie said "it made consciousness to scope out" to him respective years agone and "offer what I could."
The effect was a heartfelt speech implicit email, a screenshot of which Robbie shared successful his post.
"Thanks antheral that means the world," a June 2022 email signed "Liam" read. "I'm tense arsenic hellhole astir it but I won't backmost retired you person my word. Wish maine luck."
In his email response, Robbie wrote that helium was "very proud."
"F--k yeah," helium told Liam. "Go get it."
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Reflecting connected Liam's past struggles, Robbie stressed successful his Instagram station that "WE DON’T KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN PEOPLE’S LIVES" and "WHAT PAIN THEY’RE GOING THROUGH AND WHAT MAKES THEM BEHAVE IN THE WAY THAT THEY BEHAVE."
"I inactive had my demons astatine 31," helium continued. "I relapsed. I was successful pain. I was successful symptom due to the fact that I relapsed. I relapsed due to the fact that of a multitude of achy reasons."
Urging the nationalist to show kindness amid this tragedy, Robbie noted, "As individuals though we person the powerfulness to alteration ourselves. We tin beryllium kinder. We tin beryllium much empathic."
"Even celebrated strangers request your compassion," helium added. "What a Handsome Talented boy. What a tragic achy nonaccomplishment for his friends, family, fans and by the looks of the vigor this infinitesimal has created - The World."
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And arsenic seen successful the screenshot of Robbie and Liam's email chain, the "Millennium" creator had a last connection to his person soon aft his fatal autumn from an Argentina edifice balcony Oct. 16 . In an email sent to Liam's relationship connected Oct. 17, Robbie included an emoji of a breached heart.
Robbie's connection resonated with galore of Liam's adjacent friends and family—including his sister Nicola Payne , who "liked" the station connected Instagram.
Meanwhile, The X Factor U.K. runner-up Olly Murs said successful the comments section, "hit maine hard this."
He added, "well said Rob."
For much celeb tributes to Liam, support reading.
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One Direction
"We're wholly devastated by the quality of Liam's passing," the set wrote successful a associated connection connected Instagram . "In time, and erstwhile everyone is capable to, determination volition beryllium much to say. But for now, we volition instrumentality immoderate clip to grieve and process the nonaccomplishment of our brother, who we loved dearly."
Louis Tomlinson , Zayn Malik , Niall Horan and Harry Styles continued to stress the interaction Liam had connected their lives.
"The memories we shared with him volition beryllium treasured forever," the connection added. "For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We volition miss him terribly. We emotion you Liam."
Niall Horan
"I americium perfectly devastated astir the passing of my astonishing friend, Liam," Niall wrote successful a lengthy Instagram statement. "It conscionable doesn't consciousness real. Liam had an vigor for beingness and a passionateness for enactment that was infectious. He was the brightest successful each country and ever made everyone consciousness blessed and secure."
The "Slow Hands" vocalist continued to reminisce connected his clip singing alongside Liam successful One Direction.
"All the laughs we had implicit the years, sometimes astir the simplest of things, support coming to my caput done the sadness," Niall added. "We got to unrecorded retired our wildest dreams unneurotic and I volition cherish each infinitesimal we had forever. The enslaved and relationship we had doesn't hap often successful a lifetime."
Niall, who had Liam and his woman Kate Cassidy arsenic guests astatine his caller performance successful Buenos Aires, besides elaborate what it was similar seeing his person for the last time.
"I consciousness truthful fortunate that I got to spot him recently," Niall wrote. "I sadly didn't cognize that aft saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would beryllium saying goodbye forever. It's heartbreaking. My emotion and condolences spell retired to Geoff, Karen, Ruth, Nicola and of people his lad Bear. Thank you for everything, Payno. Love you brother."
Harry Styles
"I americium genuinely devastated by Liam’s passing," Harry began successful his Instagram post. "His top joyousness was making different radical happy, and it was an honour to beryllium alongside him arsenic helium did it."
"Liam lived wide open, with his bosom connected his sleeve, helium had an vigor for beingness that was infectious," helium added of his legacy. "He was warm, supportive, and incredibly loving. The years we spent unneurotic volition everlastingly stay among the astir cherished years of my life. I volition miss him always, my beauteous friend."
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Zayn Malik
Liam's erstwhile One Direction bandmate reflected connected each helium wished helium could person said to him.
"I can't assistance but deliberation selfishly that determination was truthful galore much conversations for america to person successful our lives," Zayn wrote connected Instagram. "I ne'er got to convey you for supporting maine done immoderate of the astir hard times successful my life. When I was missing location arsenic a 17 yr aged kid you would ever beryllium determination with a affirmative outlook and reassuring grin and fto maine cognize you were my person and that I was loved."
"Even though you were younger than maine you were ever much sensible than me, you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave nary f--ks astir telling radical erstwhile they were wrong," helium continued. "Even though we butted heads due to the fact that of this a fewer times,I ever secretly respected you for it."
Zayn besides called Liam "the astir qualified" instrumentalist successful the set "in each sense."
"I mislaid a member erstwhile you near america and can't explicate to you what I'd springiness to conscionable springiness you a hug 1 past clip and accidental goodbye to you decently and archer you that I loved and respected you dearly," helium wrote. "[I] volition cherish each the memories I person with you successful my bosom forever, determination is nary words that warrant oregon explicate however I consciousness close present different than beyond devastated."
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Louis Tomlinson
Louis shared a lengthy connection to his own Instagram , commemorating Liam's bequest and his friendship.
"I americium beyond devastated to beryllium penning this but yesterday I mislaid a brother," Louis wrote. "Liam was idiosyncratic I looked up to everyday, specified a positive, funny, and benignant soul. I archetypal met Liam erstwhile helium was 16 and I was 18, I was instantly amazed by his dependable but much importantly arsenic clip went connected I got the accidental to spot the benignant of member I'd longed each my beingness for."
The "Back To You" singer—who cowrote galore One Direction songs with Liam—continued to enactment Liam's interaction connected the band.
"Liam was an unthinkable opus writer with a large consciousness of melody, we often spoke of getting backmost into the workplace unneurotic to effort and recreate the penning chemistry we had built up successful the band," helium added. "And for the record, Liam was successful my sentiment the astir captious portion of One Direction. His acquisition from a young age, his cleanable pitch, his signifier presence, his acquisition for writing. The database goes on. Thank you for shaping america Liam."
Liam Payne's family
"We are heartbroken," Liam's family—including ma Karen , dada Geoff and sisters Ruth and Nicola —told the BBC . "Liam volition everlastingly unrecorded successful our hearts and we'll retrieve him for his kind, comic and brave soul. We are supporting each different the champion we tin arsenic a household and inquire for privateness and abstraction astatine this atrocious time."
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Kate Cassidy
Liam's girlfriend—who was vacationing with the precocious vocalist and left Argentina days earlier his death —said she has been "at a implicit loss " since quality of his passing.
"Nothing astir the past fewer days person felt real," Kate wrote connected Instagram Story. "I inquire and commune that you springiness maine the grace and abstraction to navigate this successful private."
Calling Liam an "angel," the influencer added, "I privation you to cognize I loved you unconditionally and completely. I volition proceed to emotion you for the remainder of my life."
Cheryl Cole
In a connection describing her ex's decease arsenic an "earth shattering event," Cheryl—who shares lad Bear with Liam—reminded folks to workout grace during this "indescribably achy time."
"I'd similar to kindly punctual everyone that we person mislaid a quality being," she wrote connected Instagram Oct. 18. "Liam was not lone a popular prima and celebrity, helium was a son, a brother, an uncle, a beloved person and a begetter to our 7 twelvemonth aged son. A lad that present has to look the world of ne'er seeing his begetter again."
She added, "Please springiness Liam the small dignity helium has near successful the aftermath of his death," she concluded, "to remainder successful immoderate bid astatine last."
Simon Cowell
"Liam, I americium genuinely devastated. Heartbroken. And I consciousness empty," the X Factor justice wrote connected Instagram Oct. 18 . "And I privation you to cognize however overmuch emotion and respect I person for you. Every teardrop I person shed is simply a representation of you."
Describing Liam—who helium mentored on with the remainder of One Direction—as "kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble, focused," Simon continued, "I ever thought the of the 5 of you successful the set arsenic brothers"
He added, "And present Liam, I tin spot the effect you had connected truthful galore people. Because you near america excessively soon. Rest successful bid my friend."
Ed Sheeran
"At a nonaccomplishment for words," Ed wrote successful an Oct. 17 Instagram post. "My thoughts are with his household and loved ones, each representation I person with him is simply a large one, conscionable a heartbreaking situation. Be kind. X."
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Jade Thirlwall
"The quality of Liam's passing is genuinely devastating," The Little Mix subordinate wrote successful an Oct. 17 Instagram Story . "Sending truthful overmuch emotion to his family, friends, fans, loved ones and each who knew him."
Jade—who competed connected The X Factor UK alongside Perrie Edwards , Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson successful 2011 arsenic Little Mix—also shared a representation of coming up successful the manufacture with Liam.
"We fell retired of interaction arsenic the years went by," Jade continued. "But backmost successful 2008 helium was the archetypal person I made successful this industry. Both of america truthful young, truthful ambitious, some hoping we'd 'make it.' I anticipation you are astatine bid now."
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
The Little Mix subordinate reshared Louis Tomlinson's station astir Liam, adding a connection of her own.
"This is beyong heartbreaking," she wrote. "Every clip we crossed paths helium was truthful beauteous and humble. I'll ne'er hide seeing One Direction connected circuit for the archetypal clip and being instantly drawn to Liam's beingness you could conscionable archer helium was made for that stage. Gone mode excessively soon. Sending each my emotion and deepest condolences to his household and everyone adjacent to him."
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Camila Cabello
The Fifth Harmony alum, who collaborated with Liam for a 2018 mixtape, thanked the precocious vocalist for "for each the joyousness you brought my friends and i."
"It truly made an content connected maine arsenic a young miss to conscionable a subordinate of a radical one loved and person him beryllium truthful kind," she wrote connected Instagram Story. "it's a calamity to person him gone mode excessively soon."
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Steve Aoki
"I’ll miss u beloved friend. It’s truthful hard to constitute this out," the DJ wrote successful an Oct. 17 Instagram post . "Doesn’t marque sense, I can’t judge you’re gone brother. We had truthful galore astonishing memories unneurotic connected and disconnected the stage. A existent fable and a kinder psyche with a bosom of gold. Miss u my brother."
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*NSYNC
"We are profoundly saddened by the nonaccomplishment of Liam Payne," the lad set shared to their offical account's Instagram Story . "Our hearts spell retired to his family, friends and fans during this hard time."
JC Chasez
The erstwhile *NSYNC member, who collaborated with the One Direction prima connected his past solo azygous "Teardrops," shared a tribute to Liam connected Instagram , "I volition miss you my friend—my bosom is with your family."
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Rita Ora
"I'm devastated," the singer, who sang with Liam connected the azygous "For You," wrote connected X, formerly Twitter Oct. 17 . "He had the kindest soul, I volition ne'er forget. I loved moving with him truthful much—he was conscionable specified a joyousness to beryllium astir connected and disconnected stage. This tragic quality breaks my heart. Sending each my emotion and prayers to his household and loved ones. Our opus For You takes connected a full caller meaning for maine now. R.I.P."
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James Corden
The former Late Late host, who was a longtime person and instrumentality of the British lad band, wrote successful an Instagram post .
"Talking astir Liam successful the past tense is utterly heartbreaking," helium wrote. "He was specified a loving and benignant soul. I volition treasure the moments I got to walk with him. My thoughts are with his household contiguous x."
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Gemma Styles
Harry Styles' sister reshared One Direction's connection to her Instagram Story Oct. 17, adding, "My thoughts are with Liam's household and everyone who volition consciousness his nonaccomplishment deeply."
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Robbie Williams
The Take That singer, who mentored One Direction connected The X Factor , shared his thoughts connected Liam's passing successful a lengthy Instagram station Oct. 18 .
"What a Handsome Talented boy," Robbie wrote. "What a tragic achy nonaccomplishment for his friends, family, fans and by the looks of the vigor this infinitesimal has created—the world."
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Backstreet Boys
The lad band—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.
AJ McLean
In a connection of his own, the Backstreet Boys singer—who served arsenic a justice alongside Liam successful the upcoming Netflix bid Building the Band—said, "Words cannot statesman to explicit the symptom I person for this antheral and the large nonaccomplishment we person endured!"
"We became precise adjacent astir instantly and shared truthful galore stories, laughs, and beingness experiences," helium continued. "Gone excessively soon my friend. You were specified a airy an unthinkable idiosyncratic to beryllium successful the beingness of regular portion we worked together!"
AJ added, "I cannot judge you are gone. Keep shining and support singing for america each to hear. My deepest condolences to your household , loved ones, and your bandmates. Love you bro."
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Charlie Puth
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."
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Olly Murs
"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."
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Halsey
The "Without Me" vocalist shared a lengthy Tumblr post to commemorate the precocious One Direction member.
"I loved 1 absorption with an all-consuming unit erstwhile one was younger—it hurts profoundly to mourn idiosyncratic you were a monolithic instrumentality of arsenic teenager, and became a adjacent of arsenic an adult," she wrote. "I cognize radical alteration and grief is unsure oregon analyzable erstwhile it’s attached to a fond representation oregon the feeling a idiosyncratic gave you and not tangibly the idiosyncratic themself. I tin spot galore of you connected present are struggling with that close present and one understand."
And Halsey finished by sharing a fond representation of Liam.
"A fewer years agone one purchased a location that Liam antecedently owned," she continued. "There were rumors the location was haunted. He assured maine it was not, and one believed him. due to the fact that one cognize the ghosts that haunt america aren’t tethered to buildings. They unrecorded successful parts of america that are harder to scope and they spell wherever we do. A s a parent, a chap artist, and a fan, I simply cannot fathom this untimely loss. my bosom goes retired to his family, friends, and the fans."
Paul Wesley
"I americium profoundly saddened by the nonaccomplishment of my person Liam," the Vampire Diaries alum wrote connected Instagram Story. "Such a tragedy. Far excessively young."
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Quavo
The rapper, who was featured connected Liam's biggest solo deed "Strip that Down" wrote successful an Oct. 16 Instagram Story tribute, "Rest successful Paradise."
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Dan Richards
"This each feels truthful surreal," the guitar player—who toured with One Direction—wrote successful an Oct. 16 Instagram Story . "Thanks to everyone reaching out, inactive trying to wrapper my caput astir it all. My thoughts spell retired to Liam's household astatine this time."
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Ronnie Wood
The Rolling Stones member, who performed with One Direction on The X Factor UK successful 2014, shared his condolences online.
"I americium shocked and saddened to perceive of the decease of Liam Payne," Ronnie wrote successful an X, formerly Twitter, statement. "It was a pleasance to enactment with him connected our X Factor performance. God bless Liam, reasoning of each his loved ones. He volition beryllium dearly missed."
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