Liam Payne, Former One Direction Member, Dead astatine 31
More details person surfaced astir the circumstances surrounding Liam Payne's tragic death.
The erstwhile One Direction subordinate died Oct. 16 aft falling from the 3rd level of a edifice successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, authorities from El Sistema de Atención Médica de Emergencias (SAME) confirmed to Telemundo.
The exigency aesculapian work enactment stated that constabulary had received a study that day astir the aforesaid edifice successful the Palermo neighborhood. Police were "directed to the edifice by a 911 telephone reporting an assertive antheral who could beryllium nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol," according to SAME.
Authorities person not confirmed if drugs oregon intoxicant were really involved.
Payne had been staying successful Argentina for implicit 2 weeks, spending clip with woman Kate Cassidy—who shared connected Oct. 14 that she was returning backmost to Florida—and attending a concert of erstwhile bandmate Niall Horan connected Oct. 2.
E! News has reached retired to SAME and Payne's rep for remark but has not heard back.
Following quality of the singer's passing, galore successful the euphony assemblage offered tributes, including Harry Styles' ma Anne Twist, who saw Payne turn up successful the spotlight alongside Styles and set members Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.
"Just a boy," Twist wrote connected Instagram Oct. 16 alongside a heartbreak emoji. Meanwhile, singer Charlie Puth noted that "Liam was ever truthful benignant to me" successful a connection shared to his Instagram Story.
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"He was 1 of the archetypal large artists I got to enactment with," Puth wrote, referring to Payne's 2017 azygous "Bedroom Floor." He added, "I tin not judge helium is gone."
Before launching his solo career, Payne got his commencement connected The X Factor in 2010 erstwhile helium was grouped with the 4 different teens to signifier One Direction (though Payne's dada Geoff Payne had suggested the sanction Unique Selling Point).
The British lad band went connected to grounds the smash hits including "What Makes You Beautiful," "Best Song Ever," "Night Changes" and "Live While We're Young," selling 50 cardinal records successful total.
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But his beingness performing connected the roadworthy led him down a way of drugs and alcohol, with Payne admitting helium would beryllium "locked" successful a edifice country with a minibar. He eventually spent 100 days successful rehab, sharing successful July 2023 that helium was six months sober.
"I conscionable needed to instrumentality a small spot of clip retired for myself actually," Payne noted astatine the time, "because I benignant of became idiosyncratic who I didn't truly admit anymore."
Read connected for much stars' tributes to the precocious singer.
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