Simon Cowell has responded to those critics who “blame” him for the sudden death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne .

The TV and music mogul mentored Liam during his and his One Direction bandmates’ time on The X Factor in 2011, and later signed them to his now-defunct Syco record label for the duration of their time together.

In October of last year, Liam died tragically at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Prior to that, the chart-topping singer had spoken publicly about issues relating to his mental health and substance abuse , and a toxicology report found alcohol, cocaine and prescribed drugs in his system at the time of his death.

During a new interview with Rolling Stone , Simon was asked about Liam’s death, stating: “When I hea

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