The death of Liam Payne has led 'Britain's Got Talent' auditions to be postponed for the day; Simon Cowell created BGT and 'The X Factor'

Simon Cowell canceled auditions for “Britain’s Got Talent” on Thursday following the sudden death of Liam Payne — a member of the boyband, One Direction, which Cowell notably put together over a decade ago.

Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has cancelled filming for the reality TV competition following Liam Payne's death.