United Kingdom, March 31 -- Justin Hawkins has no regrets about mocking Liam Payne prior to his death because he had no idea the singer was struggling.

The Darkness frontman posted a video on his YouTube channel in March 2023 titled "What a F****** Muppet" in which he analysed the One Direction star's appearance on Logan Paul's 'Impaulsive' podcast in 2022 - branding him "arrogant" and comparing him to Ricky Gervais' 'The Office' character David Brent

- and Justin refused to take the clip down after Payne plunged to his death at a hotel in Argentina in October 2024.

However, Justin is adamant he couldn't have predicted the singer's "grim" demise and he doesn't want to rewrite history by taking the clip down. He told The Independent new...