TikTok star Max Balegde issues statement after fans accused him of targeting Liam Payne

TikTok idiosyncratic Max Balegde has responded to instrumentality reflection that helium has removed past societal media videos successful which helium discussed vocalist Liam Payne up of his daze death

TikTok prima Max Balegde has responded to accusations helium bullied precocious One Direction prima Liam Payne.

The 25-year-old net property drew attraction from fans erstwhile they noticed helium removed a drawstring of videos helium had made successful which helium criticised Liam - who tragically fell to his decease from a edifice balcony successful Buenos Aires past week. Following a barrage of comments astir his societal media content, Max released a connection via societal media successful which helium said helium removed videos arsenic a people of respect for the For You singer. He besides addressed the information helium had been absent from societal media successful the aftermath of the daze quality of Liam's passing.

Taking to Instagram Stories connected Wednesday, Max wrote: "Hey guys - you mightiness person noticed that I’ve been distant from socials for a fewer days, and I’ve had a batch of radical inquire maine wherefore I took down my videos astir Liam Payne. The crushed for some of these is retired of respect to this tragic news.

He continued: "I ever privation my popular civilization based contented to beryllium airy hearted, truthful it of people didn’t consciousness close to permission those videos up fixed the atrocious news.” Max closed the statement, writing: “Sending emotion to everyone affected by this loss” - and added a bosom shaped manus emoji. His station came aft a fig of fans appeared to crook connected him implicit past societal media content.

One instrumentality wrote connected X: "no 1 is talking astir however max balegde deleted each of his tiktoks (a lot) wherever helium talks about/ bullied liam. helium knew helium did wrong." And different commented: "I utilized to truly similar max but seeing him marque amusive of Liam and bully him truly near maine incredibly disappointed."

The euphony world has been reeling since Liam's daze death, with his One Direction bandmates sharing tributes to him online. Harry Styles wrote, arsenic portion of a touching statement: "His top joyousness was making different radical happy, and it was an honour to beryllium alongside him arsenic helium did it."

Zayn Malik, who had a fractured relationship with the singer, wrote: "I ne'er got to convey you for supporting maine done immoderate of the astir hard times successful my life. When I was missing location arsenic a 17 yr aged kid you would ever beryllium determination with a affirmative outlook and reassuring grin and fto maine cognize you were my person and that I was loved. Even though you were younger than maine you were ever much sensible than me, you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave nary f**ks astir telling radical erstwhile they were wrong. Even though we butted heads due to the fact that of this a fewer times, I ever secretly respected you for it."

Louis Tomlinson wrote: “I consciousness beyond fortunate to person had you successful my beingness but I’m truly struggling with the thought of saying goodbye. I’m truthful grateful that we got adjacent person since the band, speaking connected the telephone for hours , reminiscing astir each the thousands of astonishing memories we had unneurotic is simply a luxury I thought I’d person with you for life. I would person loved to stock the signifier with you again but it wasn’t to be.”

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