One Direction release official statement on Liam's passing

[genbu_no_miko24]

Official joint statement from One Direction:

One Direction’s Harry, Louis, Niall and Zayn release joint statement following Liam Payne’s death:

“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and… pic.twitter.com/zg7a10kVBN
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[fanmail]

I feel so immature and stupid for being as upset by this as I am. Liam was not a good man, I should not be mourning him, and yet, I’ve been tearing up all day at TikToks and old videos and now this statement.

[skyler_white_yo]

Grief is grief, let yourself feel what you need to feel.

[fanmail]

🖤🖤🖤

I guess the sadness feels very abnormal bc this is someone I do not know at all. It’s just an incredibly odd and confusing feeling.

[skyler_white_yo]

I think ONTD and other sections of the internet have become too accustomed to saying “well they were a bad person, let me list the ways in their death post” in an attempt to make people feel bad for grieving a celeb that had not so great personal attributes.

Yes, he did bad things. Yes, he had his issues. But it’s also okay to be sad that he died, because his death was sudden, shocking, and far too soon. For his fans, his music meant so much to them, and mourning that loss does not mean you are betraying the “but he was a bad person” sentiment.

[fauxkaren]

The way I view it is: You're not mourning the abuser the Liam became. You're mourning the person he was before he took that turn and who he could have become if he had made different choices. You're mourning the loss of the potential for him to make amends and change. You're mourning the friends and memories you made via 1D fandom and how it was a part of your youth that you've lost.

It's ok to feel complicated things about this.

[soelusive]

It's okay to mourn someone's life and the impact they had on you(whether it be from their music or whatever else) while also acknowledging they did terrible things! A loss is a loss and grief doesn't make sense.

[ellie_andrews]

idk, grief is complicated and tough. go easy on yourself. <3

[myhipusername]

im quite literally in the same boat. i *know* i shouldn't feel this way, but here i am, feeling like i lost someone i actually knew

[fanmail]

I hope you’re doing okay 🖤 I know you were a huge fan as well. I’m not sure when the shock and sadness will wear off. It just doesn’t feel real.

[sluttyroyals]

Grief is complicated. No shame in it or expressing it. 🫂

[fanmail]

You all are unbelievably kind in this thread, thank you 🖤

[buttertooth]

Same here. I was shocked when I first read about him dying. And then when I was driving to work, the radio played “what makes you beautiful” so I started getting a little gloomy then, but now that I’m reading all of their statements I’m legitimately tearing up.

I must be about to start my period or something because I was never really of fan of his but his death is really getting to me. His life was so short! He must’ve felt like the butt of the internet’s jokes and like he didn’t measure up to the others. And I just wonder if he even knew that they thought these nice things about him? Because it seemed like his negative behavior kept alienating him from the others so maybe they wouldn’t have said these things to him.

And just to clarify, no, that doesn’t excuse the awful things he did but it’s altogether just really sad. I was hoping he would be able to get himself together and do better.

I’m too old for this shit.

[soavantgarde]

You’re allowed to grieve. Even if you don’t want to grieve him, you can grieve for the end of something that brought you joy and good memories.

[__onthebound]

I never even listened to a single note he made with 1D or a solo artist. I'm crying reading these tributes. It *is* devastating.

He could've been anything. We'll never know the potential he could explore. Maybe he'd get his shit together. Maybe he would remain a man trying desperately to kick his addictions and demons. Maybe he'd become a solo superstar or a stay-at-home dad. Maybe he'd be part of advocacy for better protection for young stars on talent tv shows.

We just don't know. You don't expect people (in general) to die at 31. But this is someone who has been on our tv, stages and radios. I watched him grow up even though I didn't listen.

FWIW. ♥

[reptilia___]

I think it's perfectly appropriate to grieve a version of someone. Most of us watched Liam grow up and first knew him as a seemingly sweet kid with an enormous talent and had hoped for nothing but success for him. Despite him later victimising people and bringing negative attention to himself, I think people still reflect and romanticised that former version of him and perhaps hoped that with time he could take accountability and heal but unfortunately that will never happen.

Grief is complicated. Allow yourself to feel it and process it x

[heyitsrocky91]

Grief has no morals and isn't always black and white. It's one of the complicated things about being human.