Simon Cowell reflects on Liam Payne’s death, viewing One Direction as ‘sons’
Simon Cowell is reportedly devastated by the tragic death of former One Direction member Liam Payne, who passed away after falling from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires. Sources close to Cowell, 65, revealed that he is "gutted" by the news and sees Payne, along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Niall Horan, as "like sons."