Louis Tomlinson of One Direction didn’t hold back when he referred to a certain celebrity as a ‘horrible, horrible little f***er’ following their notorious interview with his former bandmate, Liam Payne.
On October 16, 2024, Payne tragically fell from the balcony of his third-floor room at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A UK inquest concluded that the 31-year-old’s death was due to ‘polytrauma’, indicating multiple traumatic injuries. Initially, five individuals were detained after Payne’s death, but Argentinian authorities later dropped manslaughter charges against one of his friends and two hotel staff members.
Following Payne’s untimely death, his fellow One Direction members released a joint statement, expressing their deep affection for him, referring to him as their ‘brother, who we loved dearly’.
Shortly after his passing, Tomlinson shared his own emotional tribute online, recalling their friendship and describing Payne as ‘a positive, funny, and kind soul’.
A year after Payne’s death, Tomlinson spoke to The Independent, where he expressed his dislike for Logan Paul, who had interviewed Payne in 2022.
The conversation with Payne on Paul’s Impaulsive podcast was a fiasco, as Payne made several controversial remarks about his former bandmates, suggesting they ‘hated each other’, which sparked backlash on social media.
Payne later issued an apology in 2023, admitting that the interview was a pivotal moment that prompted him to seek help in rehab. He stated: “I became somebody I didn’t really recognise anymore and I’m sure you guys didn’t either.”
During his discussion with The Independent, Tomlinson was questioned about this interview, and he remarked: “I f***ing forever despise [Logan Paul], horrible, horrible little f***er.”
He further criticized some modern ‘media’ journalists, saying: “I think that’s also the problem with some of this new ‘media’. I would like to think most journalists… some journalists have a duty of care.”
In response to Payne’s assertion that One Direction was built around him, Tomlinson concurred, saying: “It was, definitely. It was definitely a role that was assigned to him. That is the truth.”
He emphasized Payne’s significance to the band, as he mentioned: “In between him playing that role and also doing a huge chunk of the songwriting… it’s not even up for debate.”
Additionally, Tomlinson shared on The Diary Of A CEO podcast in October that Payne had wished for a One Direction reunion; however, he acknowledged that Payne’s death had ‘completely put a pin in’ the possibility of it ever happening.
LADbible Group has previously sought comments from Paul’s representatives.