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The world has been in mourning since the recent death of former One Direction member and singer Liam Payne. His former bandmates took to their social media to post their condolences and recount their memories with the singer. The band had gone on an indefinite hiatus in 2016 after the departure of Zayn Malik.
Payne had spoken up about Malik’s departure on multiple occasions and had even made some controversial comments in the past. It was speculated that their friendship had strained following Malik’s exit. However, one moment between the two from One Direction’sThis Is Usdocumentary has made fans super emotional.
Liam Payne And Zayn Malik’s Goodbye Hug InThis Is UsGets Fans Emotional
The passing of One Direction memberLiam Payneat the age of 31 has shocked the world. The singer reportedly fell from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires. The staff of the hotel gave an emergency call to the police before his death complaining about aggressive behavior in the room (viaReuters).
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Payne’s boy band One Direction had been on an indefinite hiatus since 2016, after the departure of memberZayn Malik. Payne had spoken about Malik’s decision to leave and had reportedly made several comments about thePillow Talksinger’s exit, which had courted controversy (viaNY Post).
However,one heartwarming videofrom the duo’s time in One Direction has resurfaced. A clip from the concert documentaryThis Is Ussees Payne and Malik hugging goodbye as they leave for a flight. When Payne wishes him a great flight, Zayn Malik can be heard saying,
I’ll try but I’ll miss you too much Liam.
The moment from the documentary will forever be etched in fans’ hearts as it shows a time when the two seemed to genuinely care for each other. According to the NY Post, Liam Payne had accused a band member of pinning him up to a wall backstage which many speculated to be Zayn Malik.
Zayn Malik Posts A Heartfelt Tribute To Liam Payne
At the height of its success,One Directionwas one of the biggest boy bands in history, rivaling and even surpassing the popularity of boy bands like NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. Some even terme their fame to rival The Beatles and credited them with spearheading a new era of the British Invasion in the music industry.
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Hence, Liam Payne’s death at the young age of 31 came as a blow to the entire world. The band posted a tribute to the singer on their official page and gave their condolences while individual members took to their social media to remember their bandmate. Zayn Malik posted a photo of the two when they were young and wrote (viaInstagram),
Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there were so many more conversations for us to have in our lives…Even though you were younger than me you were always more sensible than me you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave no f–ks about telling people when they were wrong. Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I always secretly respected you for it.
TheFrom Dusk Till Dawnsinger also called him a brother and hoped that he was at peace.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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