One Direction member Louis Tomlinson was reportedly the victim a of a threatening phone call this past March. Last Monday, 1D fan account @ladscheckups shared an audio clip of the disturbing call to Twitter.
The full unedited audio of someone telling Louis that he hopes him and his son die. pic.twitter.com/GOto6n9o2a
— 1D Updates (@ladscheckups) May 16, 2016
The audio clip is assumed to be between Tomlinson and the unidentified caller, who is heard making threats against the musician and his young son, Freddie. At one point, the anonymous voice goes so far as to say, “You fucking bitch. I hope your baby dies.” Tomlinson can then be heard saying he is “going straight to my lawyer,” though the unknown caller does try to apologize after this.
The threatening phone call isn’t the only reported drama Tomlinson has been facing recently. Since the birth of his son in January, Tomlinson has been engaged in a custody battle with Freddie’s mother, Briana Jungwirth. In addition, both Tomlinson and Jungwirth have been the targets of negative and hateful comments on Instagram that don’t seem to be dying down.
Unsurprisingly, the Internet has gone into a frenzy over the alleged, disturbing phone call. Many 1D members are publicly proclaiming their support for Tomlinson and his family and expressing disgust over the threatening phone call. The hashtags #RespectLouis and #RespectLouisandFreddie have become popular on Twitter since the audio clip was posted.
We hope that this is the only instance of threatening phone calls. Tomlinson and his family have had a crazy past couple of months, so it’s about time things calm down so they can focus all of their attention on their adorable baby.