CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline reports:

Robbie Williams has called for the music industry to create a support group for “young stars struggling with fame” following the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne last month.

Williams, who came to fame himself as a 16-year-old with the UK pop group Take That, spoke of his own struggles and hoped a “think tank of empathetic and compassionate creatives” could come together to “protect people.” In an interview with the UK Express newspaper, he said:

“If you are following the story closely, we are beginning to understand, maybe on a subconscious level more than conscious level, that fame isn’t a fix-all.”

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