One Direction fans have taken to social media to slam TMZ for sharing a snap of Liam Payne’s body after it was reported that the singer tragically died in Buenos Aires

Former One Direction star Liam Payne dies aged 31

One Direction devotees and celebrities have taken to social media to criticise TMZ for sharing images of Liam Payne’s body after his tragic demise.

Liam, 31, a former member of One Direction, tragically fell from the third floor of a hotel building in Argentina’s capital. Emergency services, including police, firefighters and ambulances, were spotted outside the hotel following the incident.

Reports suggest that police were summoned due to reports of a man behaving aggressively at the hotel, possibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

A body was discovered in the hotel’s internal courtyard. The hotel manager reportedly alerted the police.

It is believed that Liam fell approximately 13 or 14 metres, sustaining “very serious injuries incompatible with life.”, reports the Mirror.

MZ has been slammed as a ‘disgrace’ over Liam Payne body photo after star’s death (Image: Getty Images for Nickelodeon)

Liam reportedly fell from a hotel balcony in Argentina (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

The local ambulance manager stated to TN: “At 17.04 through the 911 integrated public safety system, we were alerted of a person who was in an internal courtyard of the management of a south house hotel.A source close to Liam’s ex-partner Maya told Mail Online: “Right now she is obviously in shock.”

Reports indicate that Maya only found out about Liam’s death when a journalist contacted a member of her team.There was an outpouring of disgust when TMZ published a photograph showing parts of Liam Payne’s body post-mortem. Rylan Clark expressed his outrage on Twitter, stating: “And TMZ f**king shame on you. Disgrace.”

Another individual outragedly tweeted, “TMZ posting part of a photo of Liam Payne’s dead body in an article announcing his death is beyond deplorable.

I can’t tell if I’m losing my mind lately or if society has always been this overtly morally decrepit.” A Twitter user remarked, “No matter how you felt about Liam Payne, posting pictures of his dead body is f**king mental.”