The news website had come under fire for sharing photos of Liam Payne’s lifeless body after he fell from a hotel balcony – but has defended its decision to do so. The photos showed part of the singer’s arm and torso, and were posted before police had confirmed his death. TV presenter Rylan Clark was among those who criticised the publication of the photos, calling it a “disgrace”.But TMZ executive producer Michael Babcock has said there was a “balance” and “a conversation that newsrooms across the world have”.”You want to be sensitive to the family and to the friends and also while working a news story,” he told Fox 5 New York. “When the information was coming in, police had not yet confirmed that it was Liam, so what was done on the TMZ website, there was an image – did not show the full image, didn’t show his face – but that showed his arm and his abdomen, where he has some very recognisable tattoos, so that’s sort of used as a way to…
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