A suspect being investigated in connection with the tragic death of Liam Payne has come forward to assert his innocence and share shocking revelations about his relationship with the One Direction star.
During the ongoing investigation, it was revealed that Braian Nahuel Paiz, an Argentinian waiter, met Payne twice at a hotel before the tragic incident on October 16.
Paiz, who was considered the singer’s “drug dealer”, confessed to using drugs with him during these meetings.
Despite his statements, he maintained that he did not supply any drugs to Payne or receive any payments from him. He further revealed that he stayed the night with Payne at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires.
In a recent appearance on Argentine television, Paiz recalled how the scheduled meeting followed a previous gathering, preceded by a chance encounter at the upscale restaurant where he worked in Puerto Madero .
In a recent interview with journalist Guillermo Panizza, according to the Daily Mail, Paiz mentioned that he shared contact information with the “Strip That Down” singer while Payne was having dinner with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy and two others.
Brian stated:
1. Brian met Liam, along with Kate and Nores, on October 2 at a dinner where he was a waiter, before Niall’s concert. He gave him a 2nd IG account. Claiming Liam was on drugs
2 Liam invited Braian on October 2, 2am – 3:30am at the Hyatt “to get high”. Braian took IG photos pic.twitter.com/ThcgcQuP0D
— Rave Nix (@RaveNixkz) November 10, 2024
Payne and Paiz are said to have established contact through a secret Instagram account. Their first meeting allegedly took place on October 2 at another hotel where the musician was residing before moving to CasaSur Palermo.
Paiz clarified that although his previous residence was searched, he has not been questioned by authorities. He firmly affirmed: “I never provided drugs to Liam. The first time Liam came into contact with me was at my workplace.”
“We discussed details and met later that night. Everything was normal. He came down from the hotel room to pick me up because I was lost.”
3. Braian visited Liam again on October 13 in Casasur. They have an “intimate moment”. Liam uses cok3 and Braian smokes w33d.
4. Liam got scared and put paper on the lock so it wouldn’t close
5. Liam sent him a photo that said “different location and his SIM card was removed” (?) pic.twitter.com/CZJGhjroet
— Rave Nix (@RaveNixkz) November 10, 2024
He continued, “We met there and he showed me some of the music he was about to bring. I’ve heard people say he was on drugs but the truth is when he He came to the restaurant where I was working.” he was under the influence of drugs and he literally didn’t eat anything.”
“At one point he came up to me and asked for my contact information. I gave him an Instagram account and then he sent me messages because he wanted to do drugs even though he was already doing drugs drug.”
“It was October 2nd. While I was in his room, we had a few glasses of whiskey.”
“The second meeting at our hotel took place on the night of Sunday October 13.
“We spent the night together, we did drugs… He wasn’t aggressive at all, he was very nice to me, he was really sweet. He asked me if I was okay .”
“I have all the messages we arranged for that second meeting. I haven’t deleted anything.”
While recounting details of the evening, he said Payne seemed scared as he left. He mentioned that instead of stuffing the room card into the lock slot, the British star stuffed a bunch of papers in there to prevent the door from closing completely.
He expressed: “I really didn’t understand what was going on but at the same time I realized something strange was going on.”
In the conclusion of the television interview, Braian revealed: “We used drugs together but I never gave him drugs or received any money.”
“I got a text saying he offered to pay me because he’s obviously used to giving money for things but I’ve never accepted anything.”
As Paiz prepared to leave, Payne reportedly insisted on giving him some clothes to commemorate our time together but left the clothes behind the TV instead of taking them home.
The waiter also mentioned to Payne that one of his close friends was a big fan and wanted to meet him, and Payne allegedly agreed, surprising him by showing up at his house. that.
He tried to persuade Paiz to accompany him back to his hotel, but the latter refused, citing work obligations.
As the waiter prepared to start his day at 11:30 a.m., he saw Payne leave in a taxi.
Paiz explained, “I got a text saying he offered me money because he used to offer money for everything but I never accepted anything.”
Paiz revealed he did not know who the other two suspects were.
Meanwhile, Paiz showed pictures of Payne’s hotel room and was confused by the presence of some items.
“When I saw the pictures of the inside of Liam’s hotel room, I didn’t understand anything. The package of Dove soap was still there when I was in the hotel but I didn’t understand what it was for, candles or cups of water. ” .”
It’s worth noting that user X said there were some inconsistencies in Paiz’s statement.
Conflict:
1. The outfit in the photo and the date do not match
– Photo 1: Niall’s concert, October 2 at 7 p.m. Liam in jacket and jeans- 2: According to Braian, at 2 a.m. on October 2. Coordinated with a cream sweater- 3: On the morning of October 2. Same outfit pic.twitter.com/yzgb5GLogJ
— Rave Nix (@RaveNixkz) November 10, 2024
I think they met on the morning or early afternoon of October 2nd (Brian took the ig photo) when he went to the Hyatt to personally deliver the drugs to Nores
There is also evidence Nores used Liam’s phone even pretending to be him
2 He said he did not know the others charged, but had met Nores at the restaurant
— Rave Nix (@RaveNixkz) November 10, 2024
3 He says Liam speaks “quite a bit of Spanish” (False)
4 He stayed in the Hyatt lounge on October 2. Where is Kate?
5 Liam came clean on October 10 when he took his visa test. And “completely sober” on the weekend of October 12-13
6 Prosecutors mentioned 2 separate sources of supply on October 14, talking about 1 encounter on October 13
— Rave Nix (@RaveNixkz) November 10, 2024
Fans will have to wait and see as the investigation continues.
Tags Liam Payne, One Direction, Celebrity deaths