Overview
- Cowell told the Daily Mail he feels “not guilty,” arguing no one can predict another person’s destiny.
- He defended his TV talent shows after criticism that industry pressures played a role in Payne’s life.
- Cowell said Payne’s parents told him music was their son’s passion and that getting through The X Factor the second time was his proudest moment.
- He recounted learning of the death while filming Britain’s Got Talent in Blackpool and compared the shock to losing his own parents.
- The One Direction singer, 31, died last year after a fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina.