Liam Payne TV special blasted by fans as ‘disgusting corporate greed’

Former One Direction prima Liam Payne’s ceremonial hasn’t happened yet and he’s go the taxable of an ABC special, to aerial time connected Hulu, called Liam Payne’s Final Days.

The tagline of the peculiar reads: ‘Drugs, a trashed edifice room, and a deadly fall: How One Direction’s Liam Payne tragically died. The lad set singer’s abrupt decease sparked renewed questions astir the acheronian broadside of fame. How did the 31-year-old’s superb prima slice truthful dramatically?’

The Disney-owned streamer Hulu volition exclusively aerial the IMPACT x Nightline peculiar by ABC News Studios 8 days aft Payne fell to his decease from the 3rd level of his Buenos Aires edifice room.

While Payne’s household and friends grieve – with his begetter successful Argentina, and toxicology investigations still ongoing – the peculiar volition aerial interviews with ‘those adjacent to Payne’.

Interviewees successful the peculiar see chap X Factor contestant Mary Byrne, who was connected the amusement successful 2016 erstwhile Payne joined One Direction with Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson.

It volition besides diagnostic interviews with Dr. Azadeh Aalai, One Direction instrumentality Natalie Barada and ABC News contributors Chris Connelly, Kelley Carter and Megan Ryte, according to Variety.

Many radical took offence astatine the quality though, arsenic they took to societal media to slam the announcement.

‘Wow. Why bash we request that?’ commented @Frozenf00d, portion @IamBluPearl said: ‘I don’t adjacent judge the household has buried this antheral yet but yet ABC News wants to bash a special.’

‘Wow disgusting, but thing successful bid to summation nett I guess. adjacent exploiting specified an horrific death,’ added @millycam.

‘It’s been 1 week,’ said @Krysten2828, arsenic @joe_teffo said: ‘He is not buried yet and y’all are acceptable to nett disconnected him. It’s sickening.’

@Cail0n__Oh agreed: ‘Oh that’s morbid af, mans not adjacent buried.’

Seriously? That’s disgusting,’ added @blondelena, portion @maddysleeep said: ‘this is implicit and utter garbage. evil, firm greed.’

‘What happened to shame?’ began @HeyItsDivyansha, adding: ‘This is incredibly disrespectful. The ceremonial hasn’t adjacent taken spot and y’all are moving towards ways to monetize this tragedy?’

Payne died connected October 16 astatine the property of 31. Since, the euphony industry, family, his woman and friends – arsenic good arsenic his erstwhile One Direction bandmates – person each paid tribute to him, remembering the vocalist arsenic a ‘kind’ person.

Fans person held vigils crossed the satellite to mourn Payne, with galore sobbing astatine the quality and laying down flowers, candles and cards.

Although archetypal toxicology reports person been released, last results are not expected to beryllium made nationalist for immoderate weeks. The singer’s assemblage volition enactment successful Argentina for present arsenic investigations continue.

Several sources person informed assorted outlets that a concoction of drugs was recovered successful the singer’s strategy astatine the clip of his death.

Payne recovered stratospheric fame aged conscionable 16 erstwhile helium joined One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Naill Horan connected the X Factor successful 2010.

In the days aft Payne’s death, a airy has been shone connected the mental wellness pressures enactment connected those in the amusement world.

A petition is present calling for authorities to ‘safeguard artists’ intelligence wellness successful the amusement industry’ with astir 40,000 radical signing implicit the weekend.

Payne was antecedently unfastened astir his struggles with addiction and fame, telling The Sun successful a 2017 interview: ‘Going retired and putting that blessed grin connected my look and singing the songs, honestly, sometimes it was similar putting connected 1 of those costumes, going retired determination and, underneath the costume, radical don’t truly spot what’s going on.’

One Direction was 1 of the biggest lad bands successful the world, and with hits including What Makes You Beautiful, Story of My Life and Night Changes they sparked Beatles-like obsession among fans.

Metro has reached retired to Disney, Hulu and ABC News for comment.

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