Death of Liam Payne: Internet users angry after the publication of photos of the body by TMZ

Having become a music star thanks to his group One Direction which also brought together Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik, Liam Payne died this Wednesday in Argentina. The singer, who was only 31 years old, died after a fall from the balcony of his room located on 3^e floor of the establishment.

TMZ shocks by revealing photos of Liam Payne’s body

The sad news of Liam Payne’s death was announced by TMZ. But in its article, the American celebrity site published photos which deeply shocked Internet users and all fans of the star. If the site chose not to publish the entire photo of the corpse sent by a person whose identity is kept secret, it posted two enlargements online showing an arm and part of Liam Payne’s stomach, thus revealing his well-known tattoos fans. The latter quickly took to social networks to denounce TMZ’s lack of respect. “How can we accept that a team of journalists (TMZ) publishes photos of the body of a young man less than an hour after his tragic death? Despicable morons”for example, posted an Internet user (@mynamessarah3). “TMZ posting pictures of his body and all those pictures of his hotel room… Some respect for him, his friends and his family.”can we also read about X. “TMZ is the early 90s version of the paparazzi, when they spat, pushed, cursed, threw things at people just to get a reaction. Even today, after removing the photos of Liam Payne’s broken body, they must be giggling about the search. These people are a real septic tank.”also writes an X user. pic.twitter.com/DtZOykxeEY

— Someone Had To Say It… (@S0meoneHadTo)

TMZ makes drastic decision after Liam Payne’s death

Faced with the outcry caused by these photos showing Liam Payne dead, TMZ ended up modifying its article. The site removed the two controversial photos but left the photo showing the red tent installed to hide the singer’s body. A photo in which we see a blurred part. The photos showing the hotel room partly destroyed by Liam Payne as well as the drug residue found in the room are still online.