Former boy bander Liam Payne has died at the age of 31. It is a sad day for One Direction fans as details surrounding the death of the singer continue to emerge. There are not many details available just yet, but what is known is the singer fell from a third-story balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
TMZ reports that Liam Payne died just after 5 pm on Wednesday. A full investigation is underway to determine if it was intentional or accidental. Several witnesses confirm spotting the One Direction singer at the hotel this week.
The witnesses reveal that Liam had been acting erratically earlier in the day. He was seen smashing his laptop and had reportedly been carried back to his room. Liam Payne had recently reunited with One Direction bandmate Niall Horan during Niall’s concert performance earlier this month.
One Direction fans are in shock over the loss. “I can’t believe Liam is gone,” writes one fan.
“This is horrible news; I’m truly heartbroken,” adds another.
Liam Payne Of One Direction Struggled With Addiction
Liam Payne admitted in 2021 that he had been battling alcohol and prescription pill addictions. He also admitted that during One Direction’s heyday in 2013-2014, he suffered from severe depression and suicidal thoughts.
He was only 16 years old when he joined One Direction. After their 2010 launch on “The X Factor, ” the group quickly became one of the biggest boybands in the world. One Direction broke up in 2015, with each member venturing off with solo careers.
Page Six adds that the cops were dispatched to the hotel in response to an emergency call about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.” Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the Security Ministry of Buenos Aires municipality, told the outlet that the musician “had thrown himself from the balcony of his room.”
Liam recently made news headlines after ex-fiancée Maya Henry alleged the One Direction star left her after asking her to get an abortion. Her attorneys had been trying to send him a cease-and-desist letter to stop contacting her. It is unknown if the stress between the two triggered his erratic behavior at the hotel.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the death, and an autopsy is being performed. This story is still developing.