TMZ updates coverage and retracts Liam Payne death scene photos after backlash | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV [Video]

TMZ has retracted explicit images following an uproar after they published photographs of Liam Payne’s deceased body. The former One Direction member, who was 31, tragically passed away in Argentina due to a fall from the third floor of his hotel, where he was staying with his girlfriend.

The American gossip giant TMZ faced a storm of criticism on Twitter for displaying images of the Wolverhampton-born singer’s remains.

Their original post read: “TMZ obtained a photo showing Liam’s body on a wooden deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby.”

Adding further details, they said, “We’re not showing the whole body, but you can clearly see his tattoo – a clock on his left forearm, and a scorpion on his abdomen.”

However, the backlash from social media users prompted TMZ to take down the distressing photos of Liam.

They altered their article to state: “TMZ has seen a photo …