DISTRAUGHT Simon Cowell is set to miss filming for Britain’s Got Talent – with judge Bruno Tonioli coming in to replace him. Filming for the ITV1 show was halted in the wake of Liam

Simon Cowell, who brought One Direction together on the reality show "The X Factor," said he is "heartbroken" following member Liam Payne's death. Payne fell from the third floor of his hotel room in Buenos Aires,

Simon Cowell paid tribute to Liam Payne after his tragic death Oct. 16. Cowell helped form One Direction, the band Payne was a part of.

Simon Cowell is paying tribute to Liam Payne after his unexpected death at 31: 'I am truly devastated… Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.'

Cowell said he had been thinking about the time they had spent together on the talent show and since. He wrote on Instagram: "I wanted to let you know what I would always say to t

On Friday, Simon Cowell released a statement regarding Liam Payne's death. Liam, a former member of One Direction, died on Oct. 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the age of 31. The Associated Press reported that the singer died after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Palermo neighborhood of the capital.

Local police said Payne was declared dead on the spot after falling from the third floor of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.

As fans continue to honor Liam Payne, one mourner exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about meeting the late One Direction singer shortly before his death at age 31. “We came to the hotel. We saw him.