Simon Cowell has paid tribute to One Direction star Liam Payne, saying he is “heartbroken” and feels “empty” following the singer’s death.
Cowell, who put the group together on The X Factor in 2010, remembered Payne as “kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful [and] talented”.
“Liam, I am devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty,” he wrote.
“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.”
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