Ed Sheeran issues two-word plea following death of Liam Payne
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEd Sheeran has urged people to “be kind” as he paid a heartfelt tribute to tragic Liam Payne. Musicians and celebrities have been remembering the One Direction singer after police in Argentina said he died falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires aged 31.
Payne found fame aged 16 as part of the boyband alongside Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles, The group became a global sensation after finishing third on ITV talent show The X Factor in 2010. READ NEXT: RAF jets swarm plane to UK after 'bomb threat made on social media' Sheeran, 33, paid tribute to Payne in a touching Instagram post.
Alongside a black-and-white photo of Payne smiling, Sheeran wrote: "At a loss for words. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones, every memory I have with him is a great one, just such a heart-breaking situation." Sheeran concluded his tribute by writing: "Be kind.
X" Former Take That star Robbie Williams also called for greater kindness and empathy following the death of Payne, who he described as “a handsome talented boy”.
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