Liam Payne performs during Nickelodeon SlimeFest. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images
Former One Direction member Liam Payne has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 31.
TMZ reported that the singer passed away on Wednesday night. According to this newspaper, several witnesses at the hotel where he stayed in Buenos Aires said Payne fell from a room on the fourth floor of the CasaSur Palermo hotel. Don’t know if it was intentional or accidental.
According to this source, before the tragedy, Payne was acting erratically in the hotel lobby and had to be taken back to his room.
The tragic death comes after reports emerged of him attending former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert in Argentina. The two seemed to have put their past troubles behind them and took selfies together backstage.
Amid allegations of abuse from ex-girlfriend Maya Henry, who is currently pursuing legal action, the British singer shared his plans to reform his career and return to the music industry.
The artist is survived by his parents and two sisters. He also has a 6-year-old son, Bear Gray Payne, with his ex, singer Cheryl Cole.
Payne is primarily known for being a member of One Direction along with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. The hugely successful boy band was formed in the British version of X factor in 2010. After the band broke up, Payne released his debut solo album “LP1” in 2019.
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