TMZ slammed as 'disgrace' over Liam Payne body photo after star's death

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died aged 31 after falling from a hotel third floor while on holiday in Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy

One Direction fans and celebrities have taken to social media to slam TMZ for posting pictures of Liam Payne's body following his tragic death.

Former One Direction star Liam, 31, fell from the third floor of a hotel building in the Argentinian capital. Police, firefighters and ambulances were seen outside of a hotel building after Liam tragically fell. Police are said to have been called to reports of a man acting aggressively at the hotel who could be under the effect of drink or drugs.

A body was found in an internal patio of the hotel. The police were called to the hotel by the hotel manager. It's believed that Liam fell from around 13 or 14 metres and suffered "very serious injuries incompatible with life." In a statement, the local ambulance manager told TN: "At 17.04 through the 911 integrated public safety system, we were alerted of a person who was in an internal courtyard of the management of a south house hotel.

A source close to Liam's ex Maya has told Mail Online: "Right now she is obviously in shock." Reports suggested that Maya only learned of Liam's death when a reporter contacted a member of her team.

Fans were furious when TMZ shared a picture of parts of his body after his death. Rylan Clark took to X/Twitter to write: "And TMZ f**king shame on you . Disgrace." Another user said: "TMZ posting part of a photo of Liam Payne’s dead body in an article announcing his death is beyond deplorable. I can’t tell if I’m losing my mind lately or if society has always been this overtly morally decrepit."

One user said: "No matter how you felt about liam payne, posting pictures of his dead body is f**king mental." Singer Alessia Cara wrote: "you’re gross @TMZ." One commented: "I know we complain about TMZ a lot but they really surprise me every time at how insensitive they can be."

Liam had been documenting his travels in Argentina and attended the concert of his former bandmate, Niall Horan. Reports have claimed that Liam had checked into a hotel alone before his death. City ambulance service provider spokesman Alberto Crescenti said: “The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur.

“At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead. Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.”

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