Liam Payne of One Direction dies after falling from hotel balcony
(KTLA/NEXSTAR) — Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. The singer was 31. While on Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel, Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system confirmed Payne fell into a courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Reuters reports that Payne fell from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires, information first reported by local outlet La Nacion. La Nacion says police were first called to the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday for a report of an "aggressive man" believed to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It's unclear if that man was Payne. Authorities said Payne did suffer "very serious injuries" in the fall and "there was no possibility of resuscitation." He was pronounced dead at the scene. Crescenti declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell by accident. Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend the concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan. Horan, Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson came to fame in 2010 as part of the hitmaking One Direction, known for songs like "What Makes You Beautiful" and "Story of My Life." FILE - One Direction members, from left, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Liam Payne perform on NBC's "Today" show, Nov. 13, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)FILE - Liam Payne of One Direction performs during the Honda Civic Tour at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)Liam Payne arrives at the "All Of Those Voices" U.K. Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on March 16, 2023, in London, England. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images )PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 01: Liam Payne is seen on March 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images) The group disbanded in 2016, with members embarking on solo careers. Payne's solo hits included the platinum-selling "Strip That Down" with Quavo and the gold "Get Low" with Zedd. Payne shares a son with former Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole, and had been dating influencer Kate Cassidy since 2022. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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(KTLA/NEXSTAR) — Former One Direction member Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. The singer was 31.
While on Argentina’s Todo Noticias TV channel, Alberto Crescenti, head of the state emergency medical system confirmed Payne fell into a courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
Reuters reports that Payne fell from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires, information first reported by local outlet La Nacion.
La Nacion says police were first called to the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday for a report of an "aggressive man" believed to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. It's unclear if that man was Payne.
Authorities said Payne did suffer "very serious injuries" in the fall and "there was no possibility of resuscitation." He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Crescenti declined to answer further questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell by accident.
Argentine media reported that Payne was in Buenos Aires to attend the concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.
Horan, Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson came to fame in 2010 as part of the hitmaking One Direction, known for songs like "What Makes You Beautiful" and "Story of My Life."
FILE - One Direction members, from left, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Liam Payne perform on NBC's "Today" show, Nov. 13, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Liam Payne of One Direction performs during the Honda Civic Tour at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)
Liam Payne arrives at the "All Of Those Voices" U.K. Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on March 16, 2023, in London, England. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images )
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 01: Liam Payne is seen on March 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)
The group disbanded in 2016, with members embarking on solo careers.
Payne's solo hits included the platinum-selling "Strip That Down" with Quavo and the gold "Get Low" with Zedd.
Payne shares a son with former Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole, and had been dating influencer Kate Cassidy since 2022.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
