Liam Payne Fans Slam Ex-Anchor For Calling Singer ‘Drugged-up’ & ‘Faded’

Former high British information anchor Michael Buerk has come beneath fireplace for calling late singer Liam Payne a “drugged-up” and “light” particular person.

Buerk made the remarks whereas criticizing information protection of the previous One Course star, significantly by the BBC, claiming that his demise has been made to look extra essential than different occasions.

Liam Payne died final week Wednesday after falling off the balcony of the CasaSur lodge in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Buerk is dealing with main backlash for his feedback about Payne’s demise per week after the singer’s deadly fall in Argentina.

The previous information anchor was requested on Radio 4’s At this time program concerning the methods he feels international journalism has modified.

Responding, he took intention on the protection of Payne’s demise, saying, “There was extra of an urge for food for seriousness. It was solely final week this program determined that an important factor that had occurred in the world was {that a} drugged-up, light boy band singer had fallen off a balcony.”

He continued, “Even the ten O’clock Information, which is often good on these items, thought it was the second most essential factor that occurred on the earth.”

Buerk additional claimed that there’s a “wider agenda or a wider urge for food,” including that “should you have a look at the information as of late, they appear to be hammering away on the identical half dozen tales whereas entire continents go unmentioned for month after month.”

Since sharing his ideas on the protection of Payne’s demise, Buerk has come beneath heavy scrutiny, with followers of the late singer slamming him throughout social media for his “insensitive” remarks.

Author and editor Jenny Landreth wrote on X (previously Twitter), “Blimey. Michael Buerk on #R4today expressing his shock that the demise of a ‘drugged-up fading boyband member’ led the information. He appeared so … disdainful.”

She added, “I imply, you possibly can speak about what you contemplate to be ‘fallacious information priorities’ with out sneering on the demise of a person. You actually can.”

One other particular person famous, “Michael Beurk did not want to make use of the phrases he did to speak about his issues with information values. He has proven himself to be an unkind and merciless man.”

Amid the criticisms, Beurk acquired assist from individuals who felt there was an excessive amount of protection on the demise of Liam Payne.

Somebody commented, “Michael Buerk… the official spokesman for a majority of the nation in the present day! Properly finished for saying what most of us thought.”

Payne rose to fame alongside Zayn Malik, Harry Kinds, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson as members of the boy band One Course, which was created in 2010 on the X Issue TV present. They ultimately went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016 after Malik left the group to pursue a solo profession.

On Wednesday final week, it was confirmed that Payne died after falling 45 toes to his demise from a lodge balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In line with a toxicology report, the “Strip That Down” singer had a cocktail of medicine in his system, together with “pink cocaine,” which is thought to be a combination of methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine.

His lodge room was lately raided for medication as a part of an ongoing investigation by Argentine police amid claims that employees within the constructing equipped Payne with the medication, which can have finally led to his deadly fall.

An individual near Payne lately claimed he had been “clear for weeks” earlier than his Argentina journey.

“He had been to rehab greater than as soon as,” the shut pal informed the Day by day Mail. “He had had therapy within the UK and in California, and he had lately been taken on by a brand new psychiatrist in Florida. Everybody round Liam hoped that he was on the trail to restoration.”

Sadly, Payne’s alleged sobriety journey was disrupted when he arrived within the nation on account of sellers that “preyed” on him.

The insider added. “Liam was 100% sober. However when he checked in on the lodge, sooner or later, somebody there began giving him medication.”

They continued, “Liam had tried actually laborious to get clear, then they preyed on him. These individuals solely care about cash. They did not care about his well being.”

A pal of Kate Cassidy, Payne’s girlfriend, lately spoke to the New York Post, claiming that the couple had an in depth back-and-forth over how lengthy they’d spend in Argentina.

Payne reportedly traveled to the South American nation with Cassidy to resume his visa. Whereas she deliberate to remain for simply 5 days, they stayed for greater than two weeks as a result of the singer had begged her to not go away.

For Cassidy, spending extra time in Argentina reportedly felt like a “hostage scenario” on account of Payne pleading along with her to remain.

“So she tells him she desires to go away, that is after per week. He begs her to remain,” the shut pal mentioned about Cassidy. “She retains extending her journey, a day, two days. And he simply desires her to remain, keep, keep.”

They added, “I get what individuals are saying, that she ought to simply keep along with her wealthy, well-known boyfriend, however she needed to be residence in her personal mattress along with her canine. She needed to come back residence. So ultimately, she says she’s going residence.”

Since his demise, Cassidy has shared a heartfelt tribute to Payne and even posted a photograph of a notice the singer gave her, by which he vowed to marry her “inside a yr.”