"Please give Liam the little dignity he has left in the wake of his death to rest in some peace at last," the English singer and television personality said in a statement.

Liam Payne's ex, singer Cheryl, has spoken following the news of the former One Direction singer's death. Payne died on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from a fall in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Liam was not only a pop star and celebrity, he was a son, a brother, an uncle, a dear friend and a father to our 7-year-old son."