Liam Payne’s friends and former colleagues are concerned that his grieving lover, Kate Cassidy, is sharing fan-made AI photos of the couple as if he were still alive.

Payne passed away after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Argentina in October 2024. The troubled star had struggled with drug and substance abuse at the time of his tragic passing at the age of 31.

Cassidy posted a series of clicks to her Instagram Stories showing her wearing a pink dress that the influencer had worn in pictures she shared with fans in July.

Payne was seen with his arms around her while smiling in an apricot-hued suit. He was even witnessed wearing the Rolex Day-Date 40 watch that the One Direction singer sported while he was alive.

The AI-generated clicks showed Payne in incredibly affectionate poses while Cassidy stood relatively still, with one snap clearly the same as one she had shared four months back.

Thanks for making these. AI is such a blessing and a curse at the same time’- she mentioned under one of the Story posts, which did not sit well with those who knew the Strip That Down singer.