The family of pop star Liam Payne has criticised the media for causing "indescribable, lasting damage" in the wake of his death.
The singer, 31, died in October last year, after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
He was honoured with a video montage, played at Saturday night's BRIT awards, celebrating his legacy - with clips including his time on X-Factor and during his time with One Direction. The band won seven BRIT awards before they split in 2016.
In a statement, released to the media after the tribute was played, his family called the death an "unspeakable tragedy".
The family also criticised the "attention and speculation" in the press that caused "indescribable, lasting damage on the family, particularly on Liam's son, who is trying to process emotions which no seven-year-old should have to experience".
It said the family accepted the Court of Appeal's decision to drop all charges in relation to Payne's death.
Charges were dropped against three defendants: Payne's friend Roger Nores, who had accompanied him during his trip to Buenos Aires; Gilda Martin, the manager of the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel where Payne died; and Esteban Grassi, the hotel's main receptionist.
Two others are still facing prosecution for allegedly supplying Payne with drugs. Supplying drugs in Argentina carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Toxicology tests revealed that before his death, he had traces of alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription antidepressant in his body. A postmortem ruled his cause of death as "polytrauma" from multiple injuries and internal and external bleeding.
'Beautiful' Brits tribute
After the video aired, Payne's former band member Louis Tomlinson thanked the BRIT Awards and said: "Beautiful tribute. Miss you always, brother x."
Awards host Jack Whitehall introduced the tribute to the singer and said: "He achieved so much in the short time that he was on this earth, and was not only a supremely gifted musician but an incredibly kind soul who touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with.
"We have so many amazing memories with Liam here at The BRITs. So, tonight we celebrate his legacy and look back and remember, the remarkable Liam Payne."
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