Liam Payne's death hit Gen Z and millennials particularly hard. That's because so many of us grew up with Payne and the British boyband One Direction.

Old and new fans are remembering the former One Direction singer following his unexpected death at the age of 31.

In the wake of One Direction singer Liam Payne’s Oct. 16 death, many fans are trying to make sense of his unexpected passing — and some are using Sean “Diddy” Combs to do it. We’ll explain.