Louis Tomlinson has called out ‘hurtful’ online conspiracies and comments about his relationship, his son, and even his late mother.
The One Direction star, 33, has endured a huge amount since he rocketed to fame on The X Factor in 2010 with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and the late Liam Payne.
In 2016, Louis’ mother Johannah Deakin died of leukaemia and just three years after his sister Félicité died of an accidental overdose in 2019.
Last October bandmate Payne fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Argentina, leaving One Direction heartbroken and in mourning.
Now, Louis has taken to social media to call out ‘hurtful’ comments from people online, which is forcing him off social media platform X.
Taking to X in the early hours of this morning, Louis wrote: ‘The last few months have made it impossible to be on here.
‘All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my Mum.
‘It’s just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!’
Since Louis was spotted hanging out with I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson’s ex Zara McDermott in March, there’s been renewed interest in his love life.
Metro spotted the pair together at Glastonbury Festival, and he’s since ‘hard launched’ the Made in Chelsea and Love Island star.
For 15 years now, ever since One Direction were formed on The X Factor, a delusional cohort of fans have been convinced Louis and Harry are secretly in a relationship, despite both men denying these rumours.
The extreme fanbase even went so far as to wrongly suggest Louis’ son Freddie Reign Tomlinson, who he welcomed with Briana Jungworth in 2016 and keeps out of the public eye, was actually a doll planted as an elaborate cover up for their relationship.
At the time of Freddie’s birth Jungworth reportedly called their wild theories ‘sick and morally wrong’.
Freddie, nine, is co-parented by Briana and Louis but lives in the US with his mum, which limits the time he can spend with his dad.
While Louis keeps chat about his son to a minimum, he confessed in 2020 to Fabulous Magazine that having Freddie at 24 had been ‘unexpected’ and forced him to ‘grow up very quickly.’
‘It was another one of them moments — being faced with the reality of a situation and having to step up. It was a very maturing time in my life,’ Louis continued.
‘And, again, I’ve kind of got between two head spaces. I’m the responsible dad and brother some days and other days I’m still the reckless idiot chav I used to be. I’m still trying to work out a happy medium.’
Louis’ sister, Fizzy – as she was affectionately known – was just 18 at the time of her death, and working as a model and aspiring to be a fashion designer.
Speaking to The Guardian at the time, Louis said: ‘That whole dark side I’ve gone through, it sounds stupid to say, but it gives me strength everywhere else in my life because that’s the darkest s**t that I’m going to have to deal with.
‘So it makes everything else…not feel easier and not less important, but in the grand scheme of things, you see things for what they are.’
When Payne died, Louis took to social media with a moving and lengthy tribute, in which he said he was ‘beyond devastated’ to lose a ‘brother’.
‘Liam was somebody I looked up to everyday, such a positive, funny, and kind soul,’ he said.
‘I first met Liam when he was 16 and I was 18, I was instantly amazed by his voice but more importantly as time went on I got a chance to see the kind brother I’d longed all my life for.
‘Liam was an incredible song writer with a great sense of melody, we often spoke of getting back in the studio together to try and recreate the writing chemistry we had built up in the band.
‘And for the record, Liam was in my opinion the most vital part of One Direction. His experience from a young age, his perfect pitch, his stage presence, his gift for writing. The list goes on. Thank you for shaping us Liam.’
He then directed a message to Liam, saying: ‘I feel beyond lucky to have had you in my life but I’m really struggling with the idea of saying goodbye.
‘I’m so grateful that we got even closer since the band, speaking on the phone for hours, reminiscing about all the thousands of amazing memories we had together is a luxury I thought I’d have with you for life.
‘I would have loved to share the stage with you again but it wasn’t to be.
‘I want you to know that if Bear ever needs me I will be the Uncle he needs in his life and tell him stories of how amazing his dad was.
‘I wish I got a chance to say goodbye and tell you one more time how much I loved you.
‘Payno, my boy, one of my best friends, my brother, I love you mate. Sleep well X.’
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