Celebrities are mourning the loss of former One Direction band member Liam Payne.
News broke on Wednesday, October 16, that Payne died at age 31 after falling from a hotel in Buenos Aires. Payne fell from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel, Us Weekly confirmed at the time.
Payne rose to stardom in 2008 when he appeared on the British series The X Factor. Despite his elimination, he returned in 2010 and was recruited to be a member of the boy band One Direction. The group, which was created by Simon Cowell, included Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik in addition to Payne. The band released several hit tracks including “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.”
Payne was the father of son Bear, whom he welcomed in March 2017 with ex Cheryl Cole.
Scroll down to see celebrities paying tribute to Payne:
Paris Hilton
“So upsetting to hear the news of @LiamPayne passing,” she wrote via X. “Sending love and condolences to his family & loved ones. RIP my friend.”
Joe Exotic
“Rip,” the reality star wrote via X.
Juicy J
“R.I.P. Liam Payne wow I can’t believe it prayers up for the family,” Juicy J, who collaborated with Payne and Wiz Khalifa on the 2016 track “You,” wrote via X.
Zedd
“RIP Liam… I can’t believe this is real…,” Zedd wrote via X. “absolutely heartbreaking …”
Charlie Puth
“I am in shock right now,” Puth wrote via his Instagram Story. “Liam was always so kind to me. He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I cannot believe he is gone…”
Puth shared a clip of him and Payne, writing, “I am so upset right now, may he rest in peace.” He also uploaded a video of Payne praising Puth’s talents during an interview, adding, “I am so sorry…”
Jack Johnson
“if this Liam Payne news is true that s— is honestly so gut wrenching,” the Jack & Jack band member wrote via X. “Was such a nice guy the few times me and G ran into him, f— the Internet for being so ruthless over the past few months… forreal such a toxic environment on here mannnn that’s so sad.”
Ashley Iaconetti
“Oh my goodness, I am so sad and shocked to hear of the passing of Liam Payne. I immediately thought of his young son. This is heartbreaking,” the Bachelor in Paradise alum wrote via her Instagram Story. “He had one of my favorite boy band voices. I’ll always remember when my friend was turning me into a One Direction fan in grad school and she showed me their performance of ‘Gotta Be You’ on the X Factor. The first verse he sang converted me into a fan instantly. I had chills. My heart goes out to his family and friends.”
Lou Teasdale
“I hope you’re all OK,” the former One Direction hairstylist wrote via her Instagram Story, adding a hand heart emoji and a red heart emoji. She also posted via X, writing, “Sending you all so much love ❤️💔.”
Flavor Flav
“RIP to Liam Payne ,,, much too young 🙏🏾,” the rapper wrote via X.
Corbyn Besson
“Damn this Liam Payne news got me speechless … looked up to 1D so much during the wdw days,” the former Why Don’t We singer wrote via X. “You really never know when it’s your time to go. remind your friends/family that you love them today and every day.”
Olly Murs
“This news is devastating, am lost for words 😣 we always had a good laugh when we saw each other, sometimes the catch ups were only short and sweet but when we did it was mostly about how annoyingly good his hair always looked, or our love for Becks, the old XF days and the tour we shared together,” the singer captioned a photo of himself and Payne on Instagram.”Liam shared the same passions as me, the same dreams so to see his life now end so young hits hard, I’m truly gutted and devastated for his Family and of course his son Bear losing a dad x am thinking of them! RIP Liam 🙏🏻😣.”
