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Sharon Osbourne claims music industry failed to support Liam Payne after his former X Factor mentor Simon Cowell found himself in firing line for 'exploiting young stars'


Sharon Osbourne has admitted 'We all let you down' as she declared the industry failed to support Liam Payne after he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina on Wednesday aged 31.

'We all let you down': Sharon Osbourne has claimed the music industry failed to support Liam Payne after his former X Factor mentor Simon Cowell found himself in firing line for 'exploiting young stars' Simon, 65, signed One Direction to his music label, Syco after their stint on the show in 2010 (Pictured left to right: Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan) Meanwhile Rebecca Ferguson, who also appeared on X Factor in 2010 alongside Liam, has previously shared her views that the music industry is hiding 'awful human rights abuses' and claimed that she has endured 'systematic misogyny and bullying' throughout her career.

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