Celebrity gossip tabloid TMZ is facing criticism for publishing cropped images purportedly showing parts of Liam Payne's body after the former One Direction singer died from a fall in Argentina. The site has since removed the images and altered its article, but backlash continues.
Liam Payne died Wednesday after a fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina. TMZ is facing backlash for publishing images said to show parts of Liam Payne ’s body after the former “One Direction” singerThe celebrity gossip tabloid published cropped images showing a tattooed arm and stomach, saying it had identified Payne via the body ink.
Overnight, the images were quietly removed. The text in the article was updated slightly to remove references to publishing the images, saying instead that TMZ had viewed a photo, “which helped us confirm early reports from witnesses.” No editor’s note was added acknowledging the change.“TMZ is trying to get clicks and ad money off of a young man’s dead body just minutes after the news of his death,” BBC journalist Shayan SardarizadehIn an interview with U.K.
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