Liam Payne's family issued a statement Sunday morning, criticising the media coverage of the singer's death, saying it had caused them "indescribable, lasting damage." Hours after the former One Direction star was honored at the annual music Brit Awards in London,

A video montage played to the audience on Saturday night celebrated Payne's legacy and showed him with his family, as well as a clip from his time on The X Factor and then with On

Liam Payne’s family says coverage of singer’s death caused ‘indescribable, lasting damage’ - Late singer’s relatives asked for ‘space and time’ to grieve properly in the wake of his tragic death