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As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being,
What is troubling my spirit the most is that one day Bear will have access to the abhorrent reports and media exploitation we have seen in the past two days. It is breaking my heart further that I cannot protect him from that in his future.”
This is so difficult to put in words right now. I went outside today, and I thought about so many times we had together. I wanted to let you know what I would always say to the thousands of people who would always ask me. What is Liam like? And I would tell them you were kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, talented, humble, focused. And how much you loved music. And how much love you genuinely had for the fans.”
On Friday, Simon Cowell took to Instagram and wrote He failed the boys, failed to protect them when they were young,
The hypocrisy of his statement makes me angry. He benefitted from their exploitation."
My close friends and family know there are very few times when I'm left speechless... wow!
He later posted the photograph on Instagram, alongside the words [Liam] is much softer than me'
In a rare insight into their parenting dynamic, Cheryl described herself in a 2019 interview as 'the strict one', adding Bear is the only beautiful thing to have come from that rocky relationship.
By the end, Cheryl hated being talked about all the time,
It put me off drugs for life
Liam had all this money, and, yes, he had fancy things in life, but he also had a burning desire to use his money to do good
Honestly, just being a nice guy.
In 2022, when asked about the legacy he would like to leave and how he would want to be remembered, he said I heard that he moved here to be closer to his former wife Cheryl as they have a young son together and she only lives up the road.
It's tragic really, he has a son who will now grow up without him
One woman, who asked not to be named, said Liam was a very genuine and humble person
Paying tribute to the down-to-earth star, Thomas told MailOnline He meant a lot to me because the band came into my life at this time when you’re trying to be a part of something, and being a One Direction fan became that something for me.”
One fan, 25-year-old Yamila Zacarias, probably spoke for many when she said Thank you for all of the kind words and love that has been sent my way. I have been at a complete loss,
I really enjoyed the small amount of time I got to hang out with Liam. His messages were always open and honest,
I don't have many mates I can trust who know how I feel and since being sober I'm wanting to branch out more instead of hiding away."
His friends have been worried about him for weeks because he was struggling with his career and wanted to release some new music but he felt he wasn’t as good as his other bandmates. They kept telling him this wasn’t true, but he was just always so hard on himself."
A source shared with The Sun