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Liam Payne\u2019s sister Ruth Payne Gibbons seemingly criticized his girlfriend Kate Cassidy for using social media to memorialize the late musician\u2019s death<\/a> \u2014 hours after the model shared a flurry of social media posts about their romance.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone only seems interested in the public side of this<\/a>,\u201d Ruth wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Friday, acknowledging the first anniversary of the One Direction alum\u2019s October 2024 death.<\/p>\n \u201cSome sadly seem more interested in the fame they can gain off this, but on the human side people need to remember when they speak, there is a son without his Dad, parents without their child and I am lost without my brother,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n Elsewhere in the lengthy message to her beloved \u201clittle brother,\u201d Ruth added, \u201cI hope I get the chance to be your sister in every lifetime.\u201d Alongside the message, Ruth included a photo of Liam in a pirate costume, and at the end of the message, a group pic with the pop star.<\/p>\n