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Simon Cowell has given a lengthy statement in the wake of Liam Payne’s death and says he feels “heartbroken”.
“You never really know how you feel about someone until a moment like this happens. Liam, I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty,” he said in a statement on Instagram.
“And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.”
Mr Cowell described Mr Payne as “kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble, and focused”.
The X Factor judge had mentored the British singer and his former One Direction bandmates on the show when they were discovered.
Mr Payne died from a severe fall from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires this week, leaving many people in shock and mourning.
Simon Cowell has given a lengthy statement in the wake of Liam Payne’s death and says he feels “heartbroken”.
“You never really know how you feel about someone until a moment like this happens. Liam, I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty,” he said in a statement on Instagram.
“And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.”
Mr Cowell described Mr Payne as “kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble, and focused”.
The X Factor judge had mentored the British singer and his former One Direction bandmates on the show when they were discovered.
Mr Payne died from a severe fall from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires this week, leaving many people in shock and mourning.
