Simon Cowell responds to claims he was to blame for Liam Payne’s death
The music mogul has defended himself following accusations that he had a part to play in the singer’s death, because he put Payne in One Direction on “The X Factor” at the age of 16 and signed the group to his record label. Payne, 31, tragically died in October 2024 after falling from the balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel while under the influence of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants. During an interview with Rolling Stone, Cowell was asked if it was “hurtful” seeing some people partially blame him for the tragedy.
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However, he is responsible for: restrictive contracts, fake PR, despicable working hours, and absolutely no mental guidance for very young boys. Boys who were locked up in hotels for their own safety and where operations were postponed because the show had to go on. Etc., etc. He exploited them. And at 17, Liam was given a great deal of responsibility by Simon, too much responsibility, because he was the one with the most experience.