Liam Payne had been staying at the hotel alone since October 13. Argentine police also said they had received a phone call from the hotel where Liam Payne was staying about the incident.
According to CNN, officers from Police Station 14B (in Buenos Aires) arrived at the hotel on the afternoon of October 16, after receiving a 911 call about an aggressive man, possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol. However, police have not confirmed that the person was Payne.
According to a video posted on social media, Payne was seen in Argentina attending a concert by former One Direction member Niall Horan on October 2.
Liam Payne recently celebrated his 31st birthday in England. The singer was born in Wolverhampton (West Midlands, England) and is the youngest of three children. He graduated from Wolverhampton City College, majoring in music technology.
Payne is best known as a member of the popular boy band One Direction. The group, which consists of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Horan, first formed in 2010, after the members appeared on the British version of the reality television show "The X Factor".
One Direction announced their hiatus in 2015. In 2019, Payne released his debut solo album titled "LP1".
In May 2023, Payne announced he was working on a new album and shared plans for a tour.
The singer has been open about his past struggles with substance abuse and talked about completing six months of treatment and rehab in the summer of 2023.
The tour was scheduled to kick off in South America in September of the same year, but Payne had to postpone the scheduled dates due to a kidney infection.
In March of this year, Payne released the song “Teardrops”.
Payne has a son born in 2017 with former Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole.
His passing has left fans around the world in shock. Fans remember him as a member of One Direction and a talented singer-songwriter who achieved great success early in his career.