"Please give Liam the little dignity he has left in the wake of his death to rest in some peace at last," the English singer and television personality said in a statement.

Cheryl Cole broke her silence on the death of her ex-boyfriend Liam Payne, with whom she welcomed son Bear, now 7. "As I try to navigate this earth-shattering event and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time,

Liam Payne's ex, singer Cheryl, has spoken following the news of the former One Direction singer's death. Payne died on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from a fall in Buenos Aires, Argentina.