Ed Sheeran urges people to ‘be kind’ as he pays emotional tribute to Liam Payne on Instagram

Singer Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to Liam Payne and urged people to “be kind” after Payne tragically died earlier this week.

Celebrity statements and tributes have been pouring in since Payne’s death was confirmed by police in Argentina following a fall from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.

The 31-year-old was reportedly behaving erratically, with hotel workers saying that he was under the influence from “drugs and alcohol” and was found “trashing the entire room.”

Posting a black-and-white photo of Payne smiling on Instagram, Sheeran wrote: “At a loss for words. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones, every memory I have with him is a great one, just such a heartbreaking situation.”

“Be kind,” he signed off.

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