Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
TMZ have been slammed after they shared pictures of Liam Payne's body following his tragic death in Argentina on Wednesday. The American celebrity news website published photographs showing parts of the 31-year-old's arm and waist.
It showed the One Direction star's tattoos which helped them confirm the reports that he had passed away after he fell from a third floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.The site also posted a picture of a cops tent that had been placed over Liam's body.
They wrote: "TMZ obtained a photo showing Liam's body on a wooden deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby. We're not showing the whole body, but you can clearly see his tattoo - a clock on his left forearm, and a scorpion on his abdomen." But after facing backlash on social media, TMZ removed the photos of Liam's body, reports the Mirror.
The copy was also changed to read: "TMZ has seen a photo showing Liam's body on the deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby.
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