Simon Cowell has cancelled auditions for Britain’s Got Talent, following the news that One Direction star Liam Payne has died aged 31.
A spokesman for the programme’s producer, Freemantle UK, stated: “Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, we have decided to postpone the Britain’s Got Talent auditions. Our thoughts are with Liam’s friends, family and all who loved him.” It is not known when auditions will resume.
On Wednesday 16 October, it was reported that Liam had tragically passed away after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Authorities responded to an emergency call at the Casa Sur Hotel, located in the leafy Palermo neighbourhood of the Argentine capital.
Buenos Aires police noted that Liam had sustained “extremely serious injuries” before medics confirmed his death in a statement to the Associated Press.
“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,” Alberto Crescenti said.
“At 17.11 a SAME team arrived and verified the death of this man and later we found out that he was a singer in a musical group. Unfortunately, he had injuries that were incompatible with life, as a result of his fall, so we had to confirm his death, there was no possibility of resuscitation,” he added.
