Cheryl Cole, who shares a 7-year-old son, Bear, with Liam Payne, criticized "abhorrent reports and media exploitation" in the wake of Payne's death.

The British musician, 31, who died on Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, shares his son Bear with ex Cheryl

Liam Payne’s ex-girlfriend, Cheryl Cole, who is also the mother of his only child, has spoken out following the former One Direction singer’s tragic death.