Music mogul Simon Cowell admits hearing of One Direction star Liam Payne's death while filming almost lead to him cancelling his new Netflix series The Next Act

Simon Cowell 's new Netflix talent hunt, The Next Act, dropped on the streamer this week - but one "horrific" moment showed the moment he was told about One Direction star Liam Payne's death . Music mogul Cowell and artist Liam remained close until he tragically died after falling from the balcony of an Argentinian hotel.

But the record label owner was cautious about airing the footage, sending it to the late star's family and his ex, Cheryl Tweedy, ahead of it being shown on TV. The show sees Simon on the hunt for the next big boyband, following the record-breaking success story of One Direction , but filming was almost c

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