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Simon Cowell Pens Powerful Tribute to Liam Payne: ‘I Feel Empty’

Simon Cowell, who helped form One Direction all of those years ago, has published a moving tribute to Liam Payne following the singer's death

Simon Cowell, who initially had to tell a 14-year-old Liam Payne that it was “not his time” for stardom, has met the late singer’s 7-year-old son, Bear. (Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)“I always thought of the 5 of you in the band as brothers,” Simon Cowell expressed, referring to Liam Payne’s erstwhile bandmates: Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson. Liam Payne performs on stage during the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards at Verti Music Hall on February 17, 2020.

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