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(NewsNation) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne died extracurricular a edifice successful the Argentine superior Buenos Aires, section officials said.
Buenos Aires constabulary said successful a connection Payne, 31, fell from the 3rd level of the Casa Sur Hotel successful the trendy Palermo vicinity of Argentina’s capital, resulting successful “extremely superior injuries.” Medics confirmed his decease connected the spot, the connection said.
Pablo Policicchio, the spokesperson for the Security Ministry of Buenos Aires municipality, said successful a connection to The Associated Press that Payne “had thrown himself from the balcony of his room.” He said constabulary were dispatched to the edifice successful effect to an exigency telephone astir an “aggressive antheral who could beryllium nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol.” Arriving constabulary heard a thud and recovered Payne’s assemblage successful the edifice courtyard, Policicchio said.
Alberto Crescenti, caput of the authorities exigency aesculapian system, said connected Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV transmission that authorities were investigating the circumstances of his decease and conducting an autopsy. He declined to reply further questions astir the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony oregon fell by accident.
Payne reunited with One Direction successful Argentina earlier this period for a Niall Horan concert, according to Teen Vogue.
He was 1 of 5 set members of One Direction, which formed successful 2010 erstwhile they each auditioned for the British singing contention bid “The X Factor.” After each vocalist failed to marque it done the contention arsenic solo acts, Simon Cowell and his chap judges combined Payne, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson into what would go 1 of the astir palmy lad bands — adjacent though they mislaid the competition.
The set became known for their popular dependable and romanticist hits similar “What Makes You Beautiful.” They had six Top 10 hits connected the Billboard charts by the clip they disbanded successful 2016. They had a loyal instrumentality base, galore of whom were teen girls, who became known arsenic “Directioners.” Once the radical disbanded, Payne pursued a solo career, putting out the medium “LP1” in 2019. His past merchandise was a azygous called “Teardrops” successful March.
In 2021, Payne said helium had problems with addiction and intelligence wellness during his One Direction fame.
"It was really, really, truly severe. It was a problem," Payne told "The Diary of a CEO" podcast host Steven Bartlett. He said his aboriginal lad set days were filled with "pills and booze" and "moments of suicidal ideation."
One Direction fans flocked from crossed Buenos Aires to the Casa Sur Hotel aft the quality broke, forming lines that spilled into the thoroughfare arsenic constabulary stood sentinel outside. Young women astatine the country expressed daze and heartbreak.
“I didn’t deliberation helium was going to dice truthful young,” 21-year-old Isabella Milesi told The Associated Press. Video showed dozens gathered connected the cordoned-off thoroughfare extracurricular the hotel, with galore signaling videos connected their cellphones. A forensic researcher was seen exiting the hotel, wherever Payne’s assemblage remained Wednesday evening.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
