More details are emerging about the circumstances surrounding the death of Liam Payne, who plunged from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The body of the year-old singer, who was best known as a member of the boy band One Direction, was found in the courtyard of CasaSur Palermo Hotel. Officials said he could not be revived. No foul play is suspected. Liam Payne has died at age The British singer-songwriter, formerly with the boy band One Direction, fell from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
The year-old singer had arrived in Argentina two weeks before his tragic death. The trip, he said on social media, was to support former bandmate Niall Horan during an Oct. Before leaving, he posted a Snapchat story about wanting to reconnect with Horan.
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No bad vibes or nothing like that but just β but we need to talk. Payne had been traveling with girlfriend Kate Cassidy , who returned to the U. Payne and his bandmates shot to fame at a young age. He was 16 when he appeared on the U. Payne also opened up about his struggles with mental health, pills and alcohol , saying that he turned to alcohol as a way to cope with the intense fame that enveloped One Direction.
In , he talked about his abuse of alcohol after he spent almost days in a Louisiana rehab facility. In an eight-minute video posted on YouTube in July of that year, the singer said he was almost six months sober. He spoke of his 7-year-old son, Bear, from his relationship with singer Cheryl Cole before their split in July Liam Payne admitted to speeding in London last February. Now the former One Direction singer is facing a six-month ban on his driving privilege.
In the days leading up to his unexpected death, Payne was reportedly dealing with legal issues involving another ex, Texan model Maya Henry. She dated and was engaged to Payne after his split with Cole until Henry had filed a cease-and-desist order against Payne, alleging he had repeatedly contacted her, People reported.
