Fans react as Liam Payne’s ‘awkward’ moment with Diddy goes viral: ‘His death is not coincidental’

Bizarre conspiracy theories have surfaced linking Liam Payne’s death to a past “fearful” encounter with troubled hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, just hours after the 31-year-old singer tragically fell to his death on Wednesday.

In resurfaced footage from a 2017 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, the former One Direction member recounted meeting Diddy and describing him as having “the most evil laugh” and making the interaction uncomfortable with a prolonged handshake.

Payne recalled to the amusement of fellow guests David Walliams and Salma Hayek, saying, “I went over and thought, who’s the easy target in this scenario, who’s the one you go to say hello, and I’m thinking, ‘I saw him [Diddy] in Getting To The Greek, I’m gonna go over there and say hello to him.'”

As Payne approached Diddy and shook his hand, he remembered Diddy having an “evil laugh” and giving him “the longest handshake ever.”

“I’m just sat there looking into P Diddy’s eyes and thinking when is this going to end?” Payne explained.

He went on to describe another uncomfortable encounter: “The worst of it then happened. There was a whole thing with Jay-Z and I went to lean in to speak to him, but you can’t lean in to Jay-Z, you’re not allowed to lean in.”

Payne added, “His bodyguard just shoved me like this and I went flying across the room. I was like, right, I’m just going to sit over here with Ellie Goulding.”

Payne concluded, “It was a very awkward moment.”

In the wake of the singer’s death, some online conspiracy theorists have implied that this event might hold more significance, as Diddy currently faces trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges that have rocked the music industry.