Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 12 hours ago
TMZ has drawn massive outrage after the tabloid published pictures of the late Liam Payne's body after the One Direction singer tragically fell to his death from the roof of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The photos showed portions of Payne's arm and waist, which were covered in identifying tattoos.
Transcript
00:00TMZ has drawn massive outrage after the tabloid published pictures of the late Liam Payne's body
00:05after the One Direction singer tragically fell to his death from the roof of a hotel in Buenos
00:10Aires, Argentina. The photo showed portions of Payne's arm and waist, which were covered in
00:16identifying tattoos. At the time, the tabloid wrote, TMZ obtained a photo showing Liam's body
00:22on a wooden deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby. We're not showing the whole body,
00:27but you can clearly see his tattoo, a clock on his left forearm and a scorpion on his abdomen.
00:32The decision to run the photos drew fierce backlash on social media. Singer Alessia Cara wrote,
00:38you're gross, TMZ. The sentiments were echoed across the social media platform by horrified fans
00:43still in shock from news of Payne's death. TMZ and its founder, Hervey Levin, did not immediately
00:48respond to request for comment, but the site appeared to second-guess the decision. The
00:53photos later disappeared from the post with a copy changed to read, TMZ has seen a photo
00:59showing Liam's body. This is not the first time TMZ has had backlash over its reporting of celebrity
01:04deaths. TMZ, while reporting on the 2020 helicopter crash that took the life of Kobe Bryant and his
01:1013-year-old daughter Gianna, in addition to seven others, broke the story less than two hours after the
01:16crash. Law enforcement criticized TMZ for reporting on the accident before the coroner's office could
01:21confirm the identities of the victims and inform the families. Levin later claimed that TMZ had gotten
01:27approval from Kobe's people to run the story. For more on this story, head to THR.com. And for the
01:33latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended