{"id":115527,"date":"2024-10-18T10:20:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T03:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115527"},"modified":"2024-10-18T10:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T03:20:45","slug":"for-one-direction-fans-liam-paynes-death-is-a-watershed-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115527","title":{"rendered":"For One Direction fans, Liam Payne&#8217;s death is a &#8216;watershed&#8217; moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Elena and Vanessa Robustelli listen to One Direction so much that even eight years after the boy band broke up, its songs still make it on their annual Spotify Wrapped lists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But Wednesday, said the twin sisters, 25, the music they normally turn to for comfort became a source of grief after news broke that band member Liam Payne had died at age 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt\u2019s really hard,\u201d said Vanessa Robustelli, who lives in New York City. \u201cWhat do you do with grief when it\u2019s somebody that you don\u2019t know but you have this really dull ache in your chest?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Elena-and-Vanessa-Robustelli-ac-803p-3f6c16.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Elena-and-Vanessa-Robustelli-ac-803p-3f6c16.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Elena-and-Vanessa-Robustelli-ac-803p-3f6c16.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Elena-and-Vanessa-Robustelli-ac-803p-3f6c16.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Elena-and-Vanessa-Robustelli-ac-803p-3f6c16.jpg\" alt=\"one direction fans\" height=\"533\" width=\"800\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Vanessa, left, and Elena Robustelli grew up loving One Direction and still listen to its music.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Elena and Vanessa Robustelli<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Payne\u2019s death came as a shock to thousands of One Direction fans, known as Directioners, who did not expect to lose their idol at such a young age. Payne fell from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/hotel-called-911-liam-payne-intoxicated-fatal-fall-rcna175881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local authorities said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Many One Direction fans were tweens and teens when the band started taking off in the early 2010s on the heels of its appearance on the U.K. reality competition show \u201cThe X-Factor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To them, Payne\u2019s death was a \u201cwatershed moment\u201d \u2014 one that both reminded them of their youth and made them suddenly feel like adults.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019m necessarily grieving Liam as the person, but more so what this kind of marks for my generation,\u201d said Valerie Buvat De Virginy, 25, who lives in Madrid. \u201cIt just seems like such a watershed moment and like such a turning point. \u2026 Reckoning with the concept of mortality is terrifying, and knowing that I\u2019ve spent essentially half of my life loving this band is crazy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As news of Payne\u2019s death circulated online, group chats and fan accounts dedicated to One Direction \u2014 some of which have been inactive for years \u2014 were once again buzzing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI had over 200 missed text messages, and I just froze,\u201d said Olivia Hagans, 25, of New York City. \u201cI just didn\u2019t even know what to say. It\u2019s just shocking, and I cried a little bit last night because I was sad for my teenage self.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Olivia-hagans-ac-806p-4295cd.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Olivia-hagans-ac-806p-4295cd.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Olivia-hagans-ac-806p-4295cd.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Olivia-hagans-ac-806p-4295cd.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Olivia-hagans-ac-806p-4295cd.jpg\" alt=\"one direction fans\" height=\"1223\" width=\"969\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Olivia Hagans, top center, said she met her best friends through the One Direction community.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Olivia Hagans<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Payne\u2019s death also stirred feelings about the legacy he leaves behind. Some said the band led them to careers in the music industry, social media or other creative fields. Others said they met their best friends because of their shared love for the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Some Directioners compared Payne\u2019s death to the death of John Lennon for Beatles fans, citing the similarities between the fervor around the bands and the intense support from their supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Logan Hill, 27, said the community of fans was \u201cthe most important thing\u201d that came from the band\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullquote pullquote--small\" data-testid=\"pullquote-small\">\n<p class=\"pullquote__quote\" data-testid=\"pullquote-quote\">I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m necessarily grieving Liam as the person, but more so what this kind of marks for my generation\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"pullquote__attribution\"><cite class=\"pullquote__cite\" data-testid=\"pullquote-attribution\">-Buvat De Virginy, 25-year-old one direction fan<\/cite><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"pullquote__quip\" data-testid=\"pullquote-quip\">from Madrid<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">One Direction fans have been considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-goods\/23158503\/one-direction-fandom-book-kaitlyn-tiffany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some of the originators<\/a> of modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/social-media\/brazils-suspension-x-hurting-stan-twitter-rcna169518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stan Twitter<\/a>, which is a community of diehard fandoms on X that began organizing in the early 2010s. Directioners used to use the platform to interact with the band, get it trending online and organize as fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019m traveling across the country to go see concerts with people I\u2019ve met on Twitter,\u201d now X, Hill said. \u201cI know people from all over the world because of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But some fans shared more complicated feelings about Payne, saying it was hard to grieve him while also reckoning with recent allegations about his personal life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In the days before Payne died, his ex-fianc\u00e9e, Maya Henry, alleged that he repeatedly contacted her and her relatives. \u201cEver since we broke up, he messages me, will blow up my phone. Not only from his phone; it\u2019s always from different phone numbers, too, so I never know where it\u2019s going to come from,\u201d she said in a TikTok video on Oct. 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Daily Mail spoke to her lawyers and said Henry had issued a cease-and-desist letter to Payne. Her attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Henry, 23, whose relationship with Payne ended in 2022, wrote a novel called \u201cLooking Forward\u201d about a girl who falls in love with a charming pop star. The book has a content warning because it deals with abortion, abuse, violence, self-harm, substance abuse and eating disorders. She has said it was \u201cinspired by true events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Representatives for Henry declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Amy Miller, 27, said the community has given one another a \u201csafe space\u201d to process the positive and negative emotions that come with Payne\u2019s death and the scrutiny he experienced ahead of it. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x styles_portrait__NRWbO\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Amy-Miller-ac-813p-59aa46.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Amy-Miller-ac-813p-59aa46.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Amy-Miller-ac-813p-59aa46.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Amy-Miller-ac-813p-59aa46.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-10\/241017-one-direction-fans-Amy-Miller-ac-813p-59aa46.jpg\" alt=\"one direction fans\" height=\"960\" width=\"720\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Amy Miller had a cardboard cutout of Niall Horan in her bedroom as a teen.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Courtesy Amy Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">As fans and the band members have grown up together, Miller said, it has become clearer to see that the group members are so young.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Payne \u201chad so much time to potentially turn things around and get the help he needed and be held accountable and have some positive effects going forward,\u201d said Miller, who lives in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Many said it has been bittersweet to see the online Directioner community come together for the first time in years for such devastating news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">\u201cYou\u2019re mourning the person in the same space where you obsessed over them, and you tweeted about them consistently, and you wanted to get their attention, and you just put all this energy online into loving them,\u201d said Nyela Graham, 26, who lives in New York City. \u201cIt\u2019s now a strange experience to be using the same forum to be expressing grief.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/one-direction-fans-mourn-liam-payne-rcna175822\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elena and Vanessa Robustelli listen to One Direction so much that even eight years after the boy band broke up, its songs still make it on their annual Spotify Wrapped &hellip; 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