Liam Payne died at the age of 31, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday, October 16. The late English vocalist and former One Direction band member’s death shocked fans around the world. Outside of his successful music career, Payne was also a father of one — his 7-year-old son, Bear Grey Payne, whom he shared with ex Cheryl Cole. As fans mourn the loss of one of the music industry’s biggest names, News47.us has compiled everything we know so far about Payne’s cause of death.
According to multiple outlets, local authorities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, responded to an emergency call, and Payne was found dead after having fallen from his hotel’s third-floor room. Reuters reported that police in the Palermo neighborhood were called in response to an “aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol.” The outlet also reported that emergency responders found Payne dead in the hotel’s interior patio.
It is currently unclear what caused Payne to fall from his hotel room.
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Payne was seemingly in Argentina to attend his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan‘s concert in Argentina. The late “Strip That Down” artist was seen dancing the famous “Macarena” with fans at the show. Videos of the moment circulated on social media, in addition to another TikTok clip of him sweetly greeting fans from a box suite at the concert venue.
Payne and his former band members, Niall, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, have expressed an interest in a potential One Direction reunion.
During a 2020 interview with PEOPLE, Payne pointed out that he couldn’t “promise” anything but was still “hopeful” that One Direction would get back together someday.
