Former One Direction member Liam Payne is dead at 31. According to officials, the English performer from Wolverhampton fell from the third-story balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Payne was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol and displayed erratic and aggressive behavior in the hotel lobby prior to his death. Investigations reveal he suffered severe injuries from the fall, including a cranial fracture.
Within the hour, fans gathered at the site to pay their respects to the singer. One fan said that she is “very nervous about this news because I’m a fan of One Direction since [I] was a kid.”
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