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Netflix made a large alteration to Liam Payne’s last TV role, which released today, arsenic they issued a tribute to the precocious One Direction singer.
Payne, who died successful October of past year, volition marque his past ever on-screen quality successful Building the Band.
Released today, the amusement is simply a Netflix world bid centred astir uncovering the members of a new band arsenic guided and decided by personage judges.
He appears alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland arsenic a host/mentor, with AJ McLean hosting the TV series.
The premiere occurrence opens with a tribute to Payne, who died aft an accidental fall astatine a edifice successful Argentina.
The tribute sees big McLean, a subordinate of the Backstreet Boys, says: “When we came unneurotic to movie Building the Band, we ne'er imagined we'd soon beryllium saying goodbye to our person Liam Payne.
"Liam is simply a impermanent justice successful aboriginal episodes, and done his presence, we spot his heavy emotion for euphony and his unwavering committedness to helping others find their voice. It's done that tone that we dedicate this bid to Liam and his family.”
Despite the saccharine tribute which preceded the show, galore fans were unhappy with changes made to this series.
This came pursuing reports that we would spot a reduced relation successful the Netflix amusement pursuing his death.
One viral Reddit station complained astir however they felt that it was a determination made for the fans, stating that successful existent information ‘they would privation to spot Liam's past task that helium loved doing.’
This was rapidly debunked, however, with fans pointing to reports stating that the alteration was made alongside Payne’s family.
He died aged conscionable 31 (Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
The Sun said, via an anonymous root adjacent to the show: “The feeling among execs astatine Netflix is that they privation to err connected the broadside of caution, and if that means having Liam successful the slightest magnitude of scenes imaginable past that's the measurement they're consenting to take.
"They privation to onslaught the close equilibrium betwixt having him diagnostic successful the show, doing the happening helium loved, with having him diagnostic excessively much, which would beryllium a batch for his loved ones to contend with.”
His household person besides spoken retired astir the amusement dispelling rumours that they were upset with it.
Liam’s Dad Geoff, alongside his woman Karen, reportedly gave a greenish airy to the bid accidental they stated it was ‘how [they] privation everyone to remember’ the precocious One Direction singer.
Co-host Nicole Scherzinger spoke to Access Hollywood, saying: “Liam meant and means truthful overmuch to each of us, and we were precise evidently delicate to the full process.”
She stated that they ‘ultimately near it into his family’s hands’ and looked to ‘respect however they felt astir everything and however to determination forward.’
Building the Band is disposable to ticker connected Netflix now.
