Liam Payne and former UK X Factor judge Cheryl Cole recently announced their split via social media, with tweets that essentially delivered the same message to fans: they’re regrettably ending their relationship, and requesting that the media and fans don’t make a fuss for the sake of their child, Bear.
Cheryl and I are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It’s been a tough decision for us to make. We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together.
— Liam (@LiamPayne) July 1, 2018
We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It’s been a tough decision for us to make. We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together.
— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) July 1, 2018
Their baby was born in March of 2017, meaning he is still not even a toddler. While he may not notice any media attention now, this post-split drama is understandably not something you want your child to have to deal with in the future.
Unfortunately, certain people didn’t grant Liam and Cheyl’s wish, as Cosmopolitan notes that a horrible rumor about Bear’s grandmother started to circulate. BBC reports that the rumor stated that Cheryl’s mom had caused the breakup, which seems like a pretty horrible thing to insinuate about anyone’s family member, but especially someone’s own mother.
Cheryl once again took to Twitter to dispel the rumors, expressing her anger that her mother had been dragged into the situation in the first place. “I hate responding to stuff especially at such difficult times, but I cannot sit here and listen to such nasty, false articles regarding my mam. I don’t know why they involve her in stories about me. I can assure you she has absolutely nothing to do with any of it. I am a grown woman who is capable of dealing with my own life. She is a soft and kind woman who doesn’t deserve to be dragged into something that has nothing whatsoever to do with her.”
— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) July 2, 2018
Hopefully, for Bear and his family’s’ sake, the rumor will die down quickly and the world can respect the wishes of the former couple.