Justin Bieber has paid heartbreaking tribute to Liam Payne – five days after his shock death aged 31.
The singer, 30, who alongside the boyband dominated the charts in the 2010s, shared a somber video of floral tributes and messages laid in Liam’s memory – with the message: ‘Rest easy, Liam.’ This was followed by a broken heart emoji.
THE DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE
The One Direction star plunged from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, and died instantly from multiple injuries that led to ‘internal and external haemorrhaging’.
A voiceover on the clip said: ‘Just remember: you are allowed to grieve as a fan. You are allowed to love someone you’ve never met.
‘You are allowed to admire someone for their art. You are allowed, to cry, to break, to feel like a part of you is gone.’
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JUSTIN BIEBER AND LIAM PAYNE RIVALRY
Liam and Justin had a chart rivalry which became a fully fledged feud after a YouTube video showed Payne appearing to make a dig at the Canadian singer.
But, despite their initial feud, Liam previously revealed how he and Bieber eventually connected and learnt they had much more in common than their boyish charm and good looks.