Liam Payne, Former One Direction Singer, Dies At 31

Local media reports indicate that former One Direction member Liam Payne was found deceased in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, as stated by Reuters. It is said that Payne fell from the third floor of his hotel located in the Palermo area of the city. Emergency services confirmed his passing after responding to an incident at the hotel. Local sources mentioned that police had been called earlier to address a situation involving an "aggressive man," who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The 31-year-old rose to global prominence as a member of the British boy band One Direction, which was formed during the 2010 season of The X Factor UK. The group, featuring Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson, split up in 2016 so its members could follow individual careers.

Additionally, TMZ and other media outlets have reported that Payne displayed erratic behavior in the hotel prior to his death. Witnesses claimed he broke his laptop and needed to be escorted back to his room. His battles with addiction and mental health issues have been widely documented, with Payne openly sharing his past struggles, including suicidal thoughts during the peak of One Direction's popularity.

Recently, Liam Payne had been in Argentina, where he met up with his former bandmates at a concert for Niall Horan.

Tributes have begun to flood in for Liam Payne after his tragic death on Wednesday, October 16, at the age of 31. Charlie Puth expressed his condolences on Instagram. “I am in shock right now. Liam was always so kind to me. He was one of the first major artists I got to work with. I can not believe he is gone…,” he wrote in his first Instagram Story.