Sharon Osbourne has shared a tribute to Liam Payne, who died on Wednesday (October 16) at the age of 31 — but has accused the music industry of letting down the One Direction star. Osbourne, 72, was a judge on The X Factor,

Factor UK judge and mother of Liam Payne's son, is asking for respect following the death of the One Direction singer.

Prior to his shock death in Argentina at the age of 31, Liam Payne had signed up to be a judge alongside X Factor mentor Nicole Scherzinger, taking him 'full circle' after she helped form One Directio

Footage of the moment that X Factor U.K. producers informed Liam Payne that they were considering him to join the group that would become One Direction in 2010 shows him keeping his cool while his fellow Directioners bite their nails with excitement.

Katie Waissel is a singer-songwriter who competed in The X Factor in 2010 – the same series in which One Direction formed. In response to Liam Payne’s death, she has written several posts on X criticising Simon Cowell and calling out “the urgent need for change in the music industry”.

Liam Payne’s death has struck a chord with the music industry, leaving friends and colleagues devastated.During an exclusive interview with News.co.uk about safeguarding and protecting

Osbourne, who said her “heart aches” over the news of Payne’s death, was a judge on The X Factor ’s early series from 2004 to 2007, but was no longer a part of the show when Payne was put into One Direction by Simon Cowell and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger. She returned for one series in 2013.

Liam Payne’s former partner Cheryl Cole, the mother of their seven-year-old son Bear, spoke out for the first time on Friday, criticizing the “abhorrent” media reports that surfaced after Payne’s death earlier this week.