After the passing of One Direction boyfriend Liam Payne, who passed away in October of last year, Kate Cassidy criticized TikTok and its fans for “judging people for how they grieve.”
Kate Cassidy has hit back at fans for “bashing” her and the way she’s grieving her late boyfriend Liam Payne, after many were upset that she was taking comfort in AI.
Kate took to Instagram recently to share images of herself and Liam that had been created by fans using artificial intelligence. In the pictures, the former One Direction star, who tragically died after falling from a balcony in October last year, can be seen with his arm around Kate.
Many fans expressed dissatisfaction with these images, and they sent messages to her and the people who made them explaining how it was wrong to create something like this. Kate has since taken to Twitter to criticize those people and advise them to “stop judging people for their grieving.”
She pleaded with people to stop judging their grieving histories. I’ve seen so many posts and news articles over the past few days, which kind of bashed me for finding comfort and peace in images of myself and Liam created with AI.
Please, please, please, please, kindly stop telling me how to grieve, how I should be finding comfort, and what I shouldn’t be finding comfort in because none of you have ever been in my situation and you should never be.
She added that grief is “different for everyone” and that she is aware that there are so many people around the world who are also still mourning his death. She encouraged those people to “do whatever it takes for you to get through your days”.
Talking about AI itself, Kate referred to it as a “blessor and curse” situation. When I look at these photos, I think, “This should be a reality,” and that I shouldn’t have to because they appear to be fake. Because Liam isn’t present, this will never occur.
“But the other side of me says, “This is something we would’ve created together.” I feel as though I’m keeping him alive with this picture, this memory, or whatever it is.
Before he passed away, Kate was away with her boyfriend. The couple had flown to Argentina, but Liam fell from his hotel balcony in October 2024 the day before he returned home. She has been open about her grief online as the year-anniversary of his death draws near.
Kate recently made a video of herself showing off her memory box filled with letters from Liam and their lives together. Don’t forget to send a letter to your loved ones today; tomorrow is not guaranteed, she captioned the upload.
In an update last month, Kate also admitted to still wearing Liam’s clothes to bed. She revealed she is often asked on the social media platform about Liam’s death and how she copes with his loss. She explained that grief is like “a world that you wake up in and it doesn’t make any sense anymore”.
If you have been affected by this story, Cruse Bereavement Support offers free help to make sense of how you are feeling. Click here for their website or call 0808 808 1677.
Source: Mirror
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