{"id":18300,"date":"2024-10-18T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T09:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/18300\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T09:50:29","slug":"simon-cowell-postpones-britains-got-talent-auditions-after-liam-paynes-sudden-demise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=18300","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell postpones \u2018Britain\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 auditions after Liam Payne\u2019s sudden demise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFILE – One Direction\u2019s Niall Horan, from left, Harry Styles, Simon Cowell, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne present the Music Industry Trust Award to Simon Cowell at the Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS) in aid of charities Nordon Robbins and Brit Trust at the Grosvenor House Hotel, in London, Nov. 2, 2015.
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Popular TV personality and entrepreneur Simon Cowell has halted auditions for Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/i> in the wake of Liam Payne\u2019s shocking death. The TV series is created by Simon Cowell and also features him on the panel of judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, we have decided to postpone the Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/i> auditions,\u201d an email statement read. \u201cOur thoughts are with Liam\u2019s friends, family and all who loved him,\u201d added the statement shared by the spokesperson for production and distribution company Fremantle UK.<\/p>\n

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The shooting for the audition was planned in Blackpool, England; however, ticket organiser the Applause Store posted an announcement about the show being postponed on X.<\/p>\n

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Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, BGT has decided to postpone today’s auditions in Blackpool. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are devastated about the very sad news about @LiamPayne. We send our love, strength and condolences to all his loved ones, family and friends at this incredibly difficult time,\u201d the Applause Store wrote in another tribute post.<\/p>\n

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Singer Liam Payne, the former One Direction<\/i> star, tragically passed away at the age of 31. The singer\u2019s death occurred after he reportedly fell from a hotel balcony in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, early this week.<\/p>\n

Several celebrities have expressed their grief over his demise.<\/p>\n

After the sudden demise of former One Direction<\/i> singer Liam Payne, his family issued an emotional statement, saying they were heartbroken. \u201cWe are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we\u2019ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul,\u201d the family said in a statement to PA Media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time,\u201d the statement further read<\/p>\n

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Published – October 18, 2024 03:16 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n