Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy is being targeted by singer’s associates five months after his tragic death.

Former One Direction band member passed away on October 16, 2024, after falling from the third-floor balcony of CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires.

Cassidy, who was dating Payne before his death, keeps on posting memorable pictures time and again on social media in his remembrance.

Recently, the 26-year-old shared a post on Instagram celebration her birthday. She wrote in the caption, “Thankful for another year, and reflecting on the beauty of 25 – it’s a chapter that will always be a part of me. Here’s to 26.”

She also shared a carousel of pictures containing some unseen images of the lovebirds.

However, she still misses her late boyfriend, there are some of Liam’s friends and associates who believes that Kate is just ‘cashing in’ on the Teardrops singer’s death.

According to Daily Mail, one of the associates added, “It feels like she is cashing in, it’s very sad to watch. She was a fan and now she seems to raise his name whenever it suits her.”

The internet personality has been dating the 31-year-old pop star for two years prior to his sudden demise.