It was simply days earlier than his demise that Maya Henry unknowingly shared an eerie prediction about Liam Payne.
In October 2024, the American actress, 23, took authorized motion in opposition to the late One Route star after accusing him of persistently contacting her following their break-up in 2022.
Then shortly after, Maya heartbreakingly revealed in an interview: ‘Even till my ebook was popping out, even one in every of his mates was calling me and my mum and being like, “This isn’t a very good time for him, I don’t suppose it’s best to put the ebook out, he’s not doing nicely and even when one thing occurs to him, not solely are you going in charge your self however the entire world’s going in charge you.”
‘And so I used to be like, simply the truth that they preserve attempting is such a low manipulation tactic. It’s disturbing.’
It’s disturbing as a result of, in a surprising flip of occasions, Maya is so cruelly being blamed for Payne’s demise. The What Makes You Lovely singer fell from a resort balcony in Argentina on October 16 after reportedly exhibiting ‘erratic’ behaviour. He was simply 31 years previous.
Many have identified the timing because it got here simply days after Maya went public together with her allegations, nonetheless, that doesn’t justify the horrific degree of vitriol she has been subjected to since.
The negativity in opposition to Maya has solely been exacerbated this month following her first interview since Payne’s demise, the place she discusses the id disaster he reportedly confronted and substance use.
X consumer @smthngboutuu beforehand shared a screenshot of a number of the most regarding tweets blaming her for Payne’s demise and it makes for harrowing studying.
‘You [sic] lowkey evil,’ one consumer seems to have written.
‘That is your fault,’ one other claimed, whereas one X consumer even dared to query: ‘Now he’s lifeless – are you cheerful?’
It’s messages like this that actually present the viciousness that lurks throughout the deep darkish depths of the web.
Only a few particulars have been confirmed concerning the incident in these early levels of the investigation and, even after we do have the complete image, how might anybody probably pin what occurred to Payne on one individual?
5 individuals have been charged in relation to Payne’s demise in Argentina however the case remains to be ongoing.
With this in thoughts, it’s unfair and irresponsible to pin what occurred on Maya.
She had each proper to return ahead together with her allegations in opposition to Payne and permit the authorized course of to work with out worry of repercussions – to recommend she had any blame for it’s the kind of victim-blaming we should always lengthy be previous by now. It sends the unsuitable and albeit harmful message to survivors of abuse that they need to silence themselves to guard their accusers.
We didn’t get to listen to Payne’s facet of the story and, sadly, now by no means will.
However fairly merely, it’s not a black-and-white scenario and it feels as if, at the present time of social media, the nuance has disappeared into oblivion. A lot of the fallout from his demise has been tasteless; from pictures of his physique being shared on-line, and now the rhetoric in opposition to Maya.
Even together with her accusations about Liam, she nonetheless has the correct to mourn, having spent a portion of her life with him, if she feels so inclined. Naturally, she could have conflicting feelings about Payne’s demise and she or he deserves the area to return to phrases with this.
Proper now she’s on the receiving finish of an unjustified pile-on and it feels very uncomfortable as her psychological well being ought to be protected at a time like this, too.
Some have even in contrast the scenario to the aftermath of Mac Miller’s demise the place his ex-fiancee Ariana Grande was inexplicably blamed for his demise following a drug overdose. Allowing for, Miller’s demise occurred months after their cut up. It falls into very icky territory to hyperlink two separate conditions collectively and arrive at a concrete conclusion, significantly when these persons are identified to have struggled with numerous private points.
Girls typically discover themselves blamed for the actions of males and, whereas we wait to learn the way and why Payne died, it’s severely damaging to tug Maya into the tragic circumstances.
It’s not her fault.
This text was initially revealed on October 17, 2024.
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