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Halsey’s empathetic words on Liam Payne’s death will leave you in tears. The singer took to Tumblr to share her reflections on the former One Direction member’s demise on October 16 at 31 years of age. As the world reels in the shock of Payne’s death due to severe injuries sustained from falling off the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, tributes from his peers have started to pour in.
On October 17th, a day after Liam’s demise, the Colors hitmaker posted her rawest thoughts on Tumblr, which many fans could relate to. Looking back at her years as a patient devoted One Direction Fan, she found it unbearable to lose someone she adored as a teenage girl and then met as an artist.
They wrote, “I loved one direction with an all-consuming force when i was younger. it hurts deeply to mourn someone you were a massive fan of as a teenager, and became a peer of as an adult.”
The Lilith singer went on to describe how grief is rather more of a broad concept and most people view it differently. She noted that the sadness that often comes from the loss or absence of a person isn’t as much about the person as it is about the memories and emotions that the person evokes. Many of the 1D fans could relate to these thoughts and the Without Me singer said she saw where they were coming from.
She even shared an anecdote telling how she had bought Payne’s former mansion, a 10.2 million dollar USD mansion in Calabasas, as per Architectural Digest. She said that there were rumors about the house being haunted, however, Payne assured her, that was not the case. In her opinion, ghosts do not haunt us in buildings, we carry them and they follow us wherever we go.
Halsey concluded their post writing, “As a parent, a fellow artist, and a fan, i simply cannot fathom this untimely loss. my heart goes out to his family, friends, and the fans.”
On Wednesday, 16th of October Argentine authorities stated that Liam Payne had fallen from CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires which caused his death. Payne fell inwards into the hotel’s internal courtyard. A preliminary autopsy showed that Payne died due to severe blood loss and 25 major injuries that he sustained during the fall.
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Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates are remembering him as an exceptional artist with great songwriting prowess and a strong head on his shoulders. After the now-defunct British pop band released a joint statement mourning the loss of their “brother,” each member of the five-piece group took to their social media accounts to share individual tributes, with some addressing their messages directly to Payne. Louis Tomlinson, one of the remaining 1D stars, shared a heartfelt tribute to Payne on Instagram and followed it with additional memories in the Stories section of the platform.
Tomlinson shared two Instagram stories following his post. The first story featured a black-and-white collage of the duo’s moments on stage, capturing scenes of Liam hugging, smiling, and throwing his hands up in the air as they performed together. The second story, in color, showed a version of one of the pictures from the previous story, where he and Payne faced each other with their hands above their heads as the latter drenched them in what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage.
“This picture summed up our relationship. I love you. I’ll always be your big brother,” Tomlinson wrote in the caption of his story.
Tomlinson’s tribute followed the news that Payne, 31, had died after plunging at least 40 feet from the third floor of his hotel room balcony in Argentina on October 16. The singer had been in the South American country since early this month, attending his former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert in Buenos Aires just a few days ago.
According to preliminary investigations by the local authorities, Payne was reportedly under the influence of alcohol and drugs in the hours leading up to his death. A chilling 911 phone call made by the hotel’s manager minutes before his death seems to corroborate these reports, as the manager sought help from authorities regarding a guest who was acting erratically whenever he was conscious. The manager also expressed the hotel management’s fear for their safety, noting that the guest—Payne—was staying in a room with a balcony.
Payne is survived by his 7-year-old son, Bear Grey, his parents, and his close family and friends.
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