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Cheryl Cole Slams ‘Exploitation’ of Liam Payne’s Death: ‘We Have Lost a Human Being’


Cheryl Cole mourned Liam Payne with their son, Bear, and slammed the "exploitation" of her ex-partner's death in a new post. Read her words.

Two days after the former One Direction star died by falling from the third story of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Cole posted a message to Instagram Friday (Oct. 18) to “kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being.” In addition to countless messages of grief that have flooded social media from Payne’s loved ones, industry peers and fans alike over the past two days, his death has also inspired much discourse about his character. Payne’s former One Direction bandmates — Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson — and Simon Cowell have since shared tributes to the performer, as have Ed Sheeran, Cher Lloyd, Camila Cabello and more musicians.

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