Liam Payne

2022 - 3 - 28

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Liam Payne clip goes viral as singer talks with ‘totally inexplicable’ new accent (unknown)

Absolutely everyone has been talking about the Will Smith and Chris Rock altercation at the 2022 Oscars, including the X-Factor star sporting a new accent.

The lack of explanation as to why they actually asked Liam Payne in the first place?? The jaw. The accent. The two minutes of pure wired-guy-talks-about-meaning-of-life-in-smoking-area energy. He didn’t know, being Chris Rock, he didn’t do what he had to do, being Will Smith, and she did nothing, being Jada.” The strange American/Irish/Dutch accent.

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Irish Mirror"

Liam Payne defends Will Smith in bizarre interview after Chris Rock ... (Irish Mirror)

The actor stormed the Oscars stage to smack Chris Rock last night after a joke that Rock made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Speaking to Good Morning ...

He didn't know, being Chris Rock, he didn't do what he had to do, being Will Smith, and she did nothing, being Jada." One person tweeted: "Yeah Will Smith smacking Chris Rock is shocking, but what’s happened to Liam Payne’s accent?!" Liam continued: "It's a very sad thing, but there was a powerful moment for me to sit and watch one of the world's best emoters ever we've seen speak from the heart and I would rather take the beauty out of the situation than take the pain.

Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster mock Liam Payne for 'bizarre ... (GB News)

The former One Direction singer's accent 'sounded funny' and almost 'Irish-American' at the Oscars afterparty.

"He finished with the Dublin accent there. Liam's an Irish name," highlighted the GB News Breakfast presenter. He didn't know, being Chris Rock, he didn't do what he had to do, being Will Smith, and she did nothing, being Jada."

'Why is Liam Payne suddenly Irish?' Star's weird accent sends Twitter wild (unknown)

Viewers couldn't quite work out what has happened the One Direction star's voice.

while another agreed: "Should have told Liam it was for a British TV show so he didn’t need to have that bizarre accent." Some even thought the one-directioner sounded a bit Irish with one tweeting: "I’ve just woke up and I’m so confused what is going on and why are they interviewing Liam Payne about it and why is he Irish now? One tweeted: "Wtf is Liam Payne accent about?!

The biggest Oscars scandal? Liam Payne’s new accent (unknown)

Just sometimes, someone will dare to ask a question that no one has ever asked before. Questions like: “What does Liam Payne have to say about all of this?

Like he was cornering us at the bar at the tail end of a wedding, Payne shared that Will Smith used to live behind his house, and that when Smith cries, Payne cries, and when Smith laughs, Payne laughs. Not only did Payne happen to be there, not only did he have things to say, but he said them in a whole new accent. Questions like: “What does Liam Payne have to say about all of this?” Coincidentally, that very question was asked yesterday, not long after Will Smith had slapped Chris Rock in front of everyone at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. We were waiting for a statement from the Academy. We wondered how Smith would justify it, if Rock would issue a response, or if Jada Pinkett Smith would make any comment.

Liam Payne's strange accent change is 'completely normal', according to experts (unknown)

Liam Payne went viral after the Oscars for an unexpected reason: his accent. The former One Direction singer was interviewed on Good Morning Britain in the ...

and another said "Not a moment has gone by since the Oscars that I didn’t think about Liam Payne’s new accent(s)." Another person wrote "I feel like Liam Payne sent a lookalike in his place for the Oscars cuz wtf happened to his accent???" Liam Payne has been travelling since One Direction began, 12 years ago, and the human brain is still developing right up until the age of 22, spending the majority of his time in America from a young age." And his accent reflected it as he spoke about the incident in what many called an "Irish-American accent".