Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson has revealed the one celebrity who will never be in his good books after what they did to his late friend, Liam Payne.
The 33-year-old referenced an infamous interview from 2022, which has become memorable for Payne's outburst at his former bandmates, with Tomlinson claiming that the man who interviewed him was a 'horrible little f**ker'.
Payne died aged 31 a year ago on 16 October, 2024 after falling from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It would later be confirmed at a UK inquest that the medical cause of the singer's death was ‘polytrauma’, with rumours around the circumstances surrounding his death spiralling in the months following.
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While five people were initially charged with his death, Argentinian authorities have since dropped manslaughter charges against one of his friends, Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores, and two members of the hotel staff.
His untimely passing resulted in a number of tributes pouring in from the entertainment world, including his four former bandmates.
Now, Tomlinson has taken aim at none other than Logan Paul for the podcast episode he hosted with Payne as a guest in 2022, as he admitted: "I f***ing forever despise [Logan Paul], horrible, horrible little f***er."
Speaking to The Independent on Saturday, he added: "I think that's also the problem with some of this new 'media'. I would like to think most journalists… some journalists have a duty of care."
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The interview in question took place in June 2022, where Payne claimed he was thrown up against a wall by one of his One Direction bandmates at the time, while calling Zayn Malik a 'd**k'.
While he appeared to be drinking neat whiskey throughout the interview, he also said there were 'many reasons why I dislike Zayn', even referencing his altercation with his ex-girlfriend's mum, Yolanda Hadid, back in 2021.
Many fans scoffed at the time at Payne's claims that Simon Cowell formed One Direction around him, but Tomlinson has now confirmed this, saying: "It was, definitely. It was definitely a role that was assigned to him. That is the truth."
Though he admitted that the interview is 'hard to watch back'.
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Despite Payne's bold claims, he would backtrack soon after, as fans started to criticise and make memes of the singer on social media.
He said he 'loves his boys' in reality, speaking about former bandmates Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Malik, and Tomlinson, adding that the criticism resulted in things going 'quite dark' for the next few months.
Tomlinson said earlier in October that Payne's death 'completely put a pin in' any hopes of a One Direction reunion, revealing that the late Payne wanted the 'One Thing' singers to reunite.
Speaking recently on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, Tomlinson admitted: "Never say never, right, but I'm just not sure it would be right to him. Say for the sake of argument, 25 years, it's like a f**king Oasis thing, they offer us an arm and a leg, and they're like, 'Come back and do this many shows'.
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"I don't know. It's just completely put a pin in all of that."
He admitted that there was 'irony' in the fact that Payne was campaigning for a reunion more than anyone else.
"There is now only three other people on the planet that will deeply understand my professional journey," he stated.
LADbible has reached out to Logan Paul's representatives for comment.
Topics: Liam Payne, Logan Paul, Celebrity, Music
Joshua Nair