Liam Payne, former member of the globally famous boyband One Direction, has died at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to sources close to the situation, Payne had been staying at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel following a vacation with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, who had left Argentina just days before the incident.
Eyewitnesses at the hotel reported seeing Payne behaving aggressively in the lobby earlier in the day, where he allegedly smashed his laptop and had to be escorted back to his room. Local authorities were alerted when someone at the hotel called 911 to report the disturbance, which was confirmed to be linked to Payne’s erratic behavior.
Tragically, Payne fell from his third-floor hotel room around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Although the cause of the fall remains unclear, authorities are investigating whether it was accidental or intentional. Photographs taken at the scene reportedly showed Payne’s body on a hotel deck, with visible tattoos that helped identify him.
Payne had recently attended a Niall Horan concert in Argentina, where he reunited with his former bandmate. The two had been close since their time together in One Direction, which was launched in 2010 on The X Factor and went on to become one of the most successful boybands in the world before disbanding in 2015.
Payne had struggled with personal issues in the past, including battles with alcohol and prescription drug addictions, which he openly discussed in 2021. At one point, his struggles led to severe suicidal thoughts while One Direction was on tour.
In recent weeks, Payne was also involved in a personal dispute with his ex-fiancée Maya Henry, who accused him of leaving her after asking her to have an abortion. Her attorneys had reportedly been attempting to send him a cease-and-desist letter, though it is unclear if this contributed to his behavior before the fall.
Liam Payne’s sudden death leaves fans and loved ones in mourning for a talented musician whose life was cut short far too soon.
