Liam Payne confuses fans with accent as he talks about Will Smith punch at Oscars

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Liam Payne has confused fans as he spoke about Will Smith punching Chris Rock at the Oscars on Good Morning Britain.The former One Direction star was asked about the moment Will hit Chris on stage after he made a joke about his wife, Jada, before then shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.” While Liam offered a lengthy insight into his thoughts on the situation, most viewers were distracted by his unusual voice. “I’m going to be honest with you, Will Smith actually used to live behind my house,” he began. "I actually know his son and daughter very well.

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You can sign up at the top of the page. He continued: “I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do. I also felt that there were three losers in one fight, he didn’t know being Chris Rock, he didn’t want to do what he had to do being Will Smith and she did nothing being Jada.” Viewers soon shared their thoughts on Liam's unusual twang, as one tweeted: “Watching @GMB and what the hell has happened to Liam Payne’s accent?!’ one asked. ‘He has an American twang but at times he sounds like he isn’t even English!’ Another added: “What’s going on with Liam Payne’s accent?

He sounds dutch.” A third tweeted: “Why is the world not talking about Liam Payne’s bizarre new accent.” While a fourth penned: “Why is Liam Payne speaking like this what accent does he have now?” Liam is originally from Wolverhampton, but has lived in Hollywood for several years, which may account for the unusual accent.