Liam Payne, former member of the band “One Direction”, died at the age of 31

British singer Liam Payneformer member of the successful pop group “One Direction”, died tonight (Thursday) at the age of 31 under tragic circumstances. According to initial reports, Payne fell from the balcony of his hotel room in Argentina.

The state police told the American morning program “Good Morning America” ​​that the singer fell from the third floor of the hotel room where he was staying. Eyewitnesses at the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, where Payne was staying, reported to TMZ that the singer fell from his room on the fourth floor.

At this point it is not clear if it was a deliberate fall or an accident. The local police started investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Witnesses told TMZ that prior to that, Liam was behaving in a destructive manner in the hotel lobby earlier. He smashed his laptop, and had to take it back to his room. In addition, it was reported that a person had called the police earlier after reporting a person behaving aggressively in the hotel lobby. According to reports, he arrived at the hotel with his partner Kate Cassidy. She left Argentina, and he stayed to stay at the hotel – TMZ reported.

TMZ also reported that earlier this week Liam’s ex-fiancée claimed he left her after he asked her to have an abortion. Her lawyers tried to send him a letter making it clear to him to stop contacting her. It is not yet clear whether the things are related.

In June 2021, he revealed that he struggled with addictions to alcohol and over-the-counter drugs, and at one point when One Direction were on tour he said he experienced severe suicidal thoughts.

Payne, born in Great Britain, rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, which had massive global success in the early 2010s. After the band’s breakup in 2016, Payne continued his solo career and released several successful hits.

The news of the young star’s sudden death shocked the music world and his many fans around the world. The members of his family and his former friends from the band have not yet reacted to the difficult news.