It was just some days in the past that Maya Henry unknowingly shared a creepy prediction about Liam Payne.
Earlier this month, the American actress, 23, took authorized motion in opposition to the late One Route star after she accused him of continually contacting her following their 2022 break up.
Final week, Maya heartbreakingly revealed in an interview: ‘Even till my guide got here out, even one in every of his mates known as me and my mom and stated, ‘This isn’t a very good time for him, I do not’ I do not suppose it’s best to launch the guide , he isn’t effectively, and even when one thing occurs to him, you’ll not solely blame your self, however the entire world will blame you.”
“And so I believed, simply the truth that they hold making an attempt is such a low-level manipulation tactic. It is disturbing.’
It is disturbing as a result of, in a stunning flip of occasions, Maya is so cruelly blamed for Payne’s demise. The What Makes You Stunning singer fell from a resort balcony in Argentina on October 16 after reportedly exhibiting ‘erratic’ behaviour. He was solely 31 years previous.
Many have identified the timing, which got here simply days after Maya went public along with her allegations, however that does not justify the horrific degree of vitriol she’s been subjected to within the hours since.
X person @smthngboutuu shared a screenshot of a number of the most worrying tweets blaming her for Payne’s demise, and it makes for gripping studying.
“You [sic] lowkey evil,” one person seems to have written.
“That is your fault,” one other claimed, whereas one X person even dared to ask: “Now he is useless – are you cheerful?”
It is posts like this that basically present the cruelty that lurks within the deep darkish depths of the web.
Only a few particulars concerning the incident have been confirmed at these early levels of the investigation, and even when we have now the complete image, how can anybody ever attribute what occurred to Payne to 1 individual?
It isn’t solely unfair, but in addition irresponsible to do that.
Maya had each proper to return ahead along with her allegations in opposition to Payne and proceed with the authorized course of with out worry of repercussions – suggesting that she had any fault is the sort of sufferer blaming we ought to be long gone by now. It sends the improper and downright harmful message to abuse survivors that they need to silence themselves to guard their accusers.
We’ve not heard Payne’s facet of the story and sadly by no means will once more.
Nevertheless it’s merely not a black and white scenario and it seems like on this age of social media, nuance has been forgotten. A lot of the fallout from his demise was in dangerous style; from pictures of his physique being shared on-line, and now the rhetoric in opposition to Maya.
Even along with her accusations about Liam, she nonetheless has the best to grieve as a result of she spent a part of her life with him, if she feels prefer it. In fact, she might have conflicting feelings about Payne’s demise and deserves the house to return to phrases with them.
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Proper now she is on the receiving finish of an unwarranted pile-on and it feels very uncomfortable as a result of her psychological well being additionally must be protected at a time like this.
Some have even in contrast the scenario to the aftermath of Mac Miller’s demise, when his ex-fiancée Ariana Grande was inexplicably blamed for his demise from a drug overdose. Contemplating that Miller’s demise occurred months after their break up. It is rather tough to attach two separate conditions and are available to a concrete conclusion, particularly when these individuals are identified to have struggled with varied private issues.
Ladies are sometimes blamed for the actions of males and whereas we wait to learn the way and why Payne died, implicating Maya within the tragic circumstances is severely damaging.
It is not her fault.
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