Rita Ora paid a heartfelt tribute to Liam Payne at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) on Sunday (10.11.24). The 33-year-old pop star hosted the awards show at Co-op Live in Manchester, and Rita paid a glowing tribute the former One Direction singer, who died in October, aged 31. Rita – who collaborated with Liam on the 2018 single ‘For You’ – said: “I just want to take a moment to remember someone very, very dear to us. We lost him recently and he was a big part of the MTV world and my world. “Liam Payne was one of the kindest people that I knew.” Rita also observed that Liam “left such a mark…