Simon Cowell takes immediate break from BGT after Liam Payne’s tragic death

Former One Direction vocalist Liam Payne has died aged 31 aft falling from a edifice 3rd level portion connected vacation successful Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy

Simon Cowell volition reportedly beryllium taking a interruption from his relation connected Britain's Got Talent aft proceeding the bittersweet quality of Liam Payne's tragic death.

The One Direction, 31, prima fell from the 3rd level of a edifice gathering successful the Argentinian capital. Police, firefighters and ambulances were seen extracurricular of a edifice gathering aft Liam tragically fell. Police are said to person been called to reports of a antheral acting aggressively astatine the edifice who could beryllium nether the effect of portion oregon drugs.

A assemblage was recovered successful an interior patio of the hotel. The constabulary were called to the edifice by the edifice manager. It's believed that Liam fell from astir 13 oregon 14 metres and suffered "very superior injuries incompatible with life."

In a statement, the section ambulance manager told TN: "At 17.04 done the 911 integrated nationalist information system, we were alerted of a idiosyncratic who was successful an interior courtyard of the absorption of a southbound location hotel.

“There is an interior courtyard wherever the unfortunate fell, with tables and chairs: the hotel’s confectionery store operates there. The abstraction has a retractable extortion that was unfastened astatine the time. Fortunately, determination were nary different radical there,” sources successful the lawsuit said.

Reports assertion that Liam had checked into a edifice unsocial earlier his death. City ambulance work supplier spokesperson Alberto Crescenti said helium had fallen astir 40 metres and suffered “severe injuries which were incompatible with life.”

He said: “The alarm was raised astatine 5.04pm section clip saying a idiosyncratic was lying successful an interior patio astatine Casa Sur. At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the antheral was certified dead. Afterwards we recovered retired helium had been a celebrated singer. Unfortunately the injuries helium had suffered arsenic a effect of the autumn proved to beryllium fatal. There was nary anticipation of resuscitating him.”

Liam had said connected societal media: "We're going to Argentina. One, due to the fact that we person to, and two, due to the fact that we privation to, and three, because Niall Horan's playing down determination and I deliberation we mightiness conscionable spell and accidental 'Hello'. It's been a portion since maine and Niall person spoken. We've got a batch to speech astir and I would similar to quadrate up a mates things with the boy. No atrocious vibes oregon thing similar that, but just, we request to talk."

Following the quality of Liam's tragic death, euphony mogul Simon, 65, volition beryllium taking an contiguous interruption from his duties connected Britain's Got Talent. The X Factor mogul volition miss filming for Britain's Got Talent this week and justice Bruno Tonioli volition regenerate him, according to The Sun.

Filming for the ITV1 amusement was halted connected Wednesday successful the aftermath of Liam tragic death. It volition resume connected Sunday arsenic the auditions proceed - but Simon volition not beryllium there.

Simon's chap judges, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, KSI and Bruno volition proceed filming portion the euphony mogul takes immoderate clip distant from his duties to travel to presumption with Liam's tragic passing.

"This quality has deed Simon incredibly hard - helium is utterly shocked and devastated," an insider told the publication. "He adored Liam, and was adjacent to his household with whom helium is definite to scope retired privately.

"He didn't consciousness it was close to proceed with filming BGT, and erstwhile it resumes connected Saturday, does not consciousness he'll beryllium successful the close headspace to continue. All the judges and accumulation unit are being hugely supportive," they added.

It comes aft Simon broke his cover aft learning the tragic quality astir the erstwhile One Direction singer. Although Nicole Scherzinger was the brains down One Direction's creation, Simon was instrumental successful their occurrence aft they signed to his grounds label, Syco. But contempt appearing arsenic though Liam, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik were the champion of friends – it was acold from it.

Simon was seen being driven by his information aft it was announced he'd made the determination to halt Britain's Got Talent auditions successful the aftermath of Liam's death. He covered his eyes with a brace of achromatic over-sized Aviator shades arsenic helium had a heartbreakingly solemn look connected his face.

He antecedently shared his regret aft handing the One Direction sanction to the 5 lads – meaning helium made nary nett from them. He told Steven Bartlett connected the Diary of a CEO podcast: "One happening I regret, is, I should person kept the name. I should person owned the name." He aboriginal confirmed that the set members ain the sanction One Direction, adding: "That's the problem, could person made an animation oregon immoderate but erstwhile you springiness an creator the name, it's not yours and that's my lone regret.

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