Sky News branded ‘scum’ over comments on Liam Payne’s young son Bear

Sky News has been slammed aft comments made implicit Liam Payne’s young lad Bear.

One Direction vocalist Payne died yesterday aged 31 aft helium fell from a hotel balcony successful Buenos Aires.

Fans and friends alike person paid tribute to the Strip That Down hitmaker, with many sharing their devastation that Bear, who Payne shared with ex Cheryl, would present turn up without a dad.

Addressing the breaking quality past night, a presenter connected Sky News besides referenced seven-year-old Bear, but comments she made were called ‘disgusting’.

She said: ‘I retrieve erstwhile Bear was calved and we were laughing astatine the sanction due to the fact that it’s rather funny.’

LewisJ 👁️ connected X: “Ah conscionable @SkyNews being arsenic scummy arsenic you’d expect re: Liam Payne news. https://t.co/5z5OTva6Rm” / X

‘What a unusual happening for her to bring up…,’ spectator @GDave815 wrote connected X.

@LewisJ815 said: ‘Ah conscionable @SkyNews being arsenic scummy arsenic you’d expect re: Liam Payne news.’

@cameronclark_98 wrote: ‘Sky quality are turning into gbeebies… what a disgusting happening to say.’

‘Jesus, this quality conscionable broke and she decided to randomly marque amusive of his kids name. That kid, anserine sanction oregon not conscionable mislaid their dada ffs.’ @GJ69 said.

‘Whattttttt. That is truthful uncalled for,’ @lightupvm added.

@gangster_ram besides called the comments ‘so disrespectful’.

Payne and X Factor justice Cheryl, 41, welcomed Bear successful March 2017, a twelvemonth aft they started dating.

The erstwhile mates parted ways 1 twelvemonth later, and person some spoken astir co-parenting successful caller years.

In 2022, Payne opened up astir however often helium sees his son, saying it was 2 to 3 times a week.

He heartbreakingly spoke astir Bear ‘needing his dada successful his life’ and however his lad looked astatine him ‘like a superhero’.

‘And I marque definite erstwhile I spot him, helium has 100 percent of my time. I marque definite that I’m not connected my telephone oregon dicking astir determination else,’ helium said, per People.

Payne added: ‘So, I similar to springiness him those moments and it’s important, helium needs that successful his life, helium needs his dada successful his life, and I’m blessed helium looks astatine maine similar a superhero, and I’m hoping to support it that way.’

Earlier this year, Payne besides said his lad was his ‘mini-me’, telling his followers: ‘I’m going to talk to my lad successful a small spot which I’m truly excited about. Bless him. He’s getting truthful large now. He’s a large lad and helium looks similar a mini-me.’

Metro.co.uk has approached Sky News for comment.

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