Justin Bieber is empathizing with grieving followers following the loss of life of Liam Payne.

Five days after the previous One Direction star died at 31 years previous after falling from the third story of his lodge in Buenos Aires, the “Sorry” singer reposted an emotional reel of movies taken at fan memorials for Payne all world wide by way of his Instagram Story on Monday (Oct. 21). “Just remember, you are allowed to grieve as a fan,” a voice-over on the video states.

“You are allowed to love someone you never met,” it continues. “You are allowed to admire someone for their art. You are allowed to cry, to pray, to feel like a part of you is gone. Even if they never knew your name, they changed your world.”

Over the video, the “Baby” artist added a easy heartbreak emoji.

As seen within the video shared by Bieber, followers have been gathering in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney, New York City and extra places to sing and cry collectively whereas mourning Payne with flowers, pictures and candles. The musician died Oct. 16 and is survived by a 7-year-old son, Bear.

Payne is believed to have been alone when he died, in response to a current preliminary post-mortem report. Moments earlier than he fell to his loss of life, a lodge supervisor referred to as 911 to report {that a} visitor was “overwhelmed with drugs and alcohol” and “destroying [their] entire room”; by the point police arrived in response, the “Strip That Down” artist had already fallen and suffered a number of deadly hemorrhages.

The preliminary post-mortem additionally concluded that Payne probably had medication in his system when he died, which new toxicology check outcomes affirm. Among these substances was a leisure drug referred to as “pink cocaine” — a mixture of substances that always accommodates ketamine mixed with MDMA, methamphetamine, cocaine, opioids and/or psychoactive substances — and authorities are at present investigating who offered Payne with the medication.

Bieber is simply the most recent star to submit within the aftermath of Payne’s loss of life, with the late singer’s sisters, girlfriend and former One Direction bandmates all posting statements over the previous few days. In 2022, Payne opened up a couple of time he met up with Bieber in a trailer to defuse perceived tensions between 1D and two-time Grammy winner, telling Logan Paul: “I was like, ‘Dude, I’ve always felt for you … I’ve done all the things you’ve done and I’ve never been caught for any of them.’”

Payne additionally mentioned on the time that he’d instructed Bieber that they each “suffer from the same disease,” however that he’d at the very least had bandmates to lean on in laborious occasions. “‘And I know in your camp you’re you and there’s no one like you, so you can’t turn around and have that shoulder,’” Payne recalled telling Bieber. “And he was like, ‘Bro, that’s giving me chills.’”