"Liam Payne", former One Direction singer, dies aged 31

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Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say.

In a statement, police said they discovered Payne's body after an emergency crew responded to an call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo on Wednesday.

Payne had risen to global fame as part of the much-loved boyband created on the X Factor TV show in 2010, along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik.

Earlier this month, Payne had attended the Argentina concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.

According to police in Buenos Aires, officers at the scene were initially responding to reports "of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol".

When they arrived at the hotel, officials were told a loud sound had been heard in an interior courtyard. Soon after, they discovered the body there. A police investigation has been launched.

Emergency medical services director Alberto Crescenti told local media that Payne had suffered "serious injuries" and that an autopsy will be carried out.



Payne, who was born in Wolverhampton in the UK, first tried for stardom when he auditioned for ITV talent show The X Factor in 2008 – but judge Simon Cowell told him to "come back in two years".

He did, impressing the judges more in 2010, and was put together with four other solo hopefuls at the boot camp stage and One Direction were born.

The group had four UK number one albums and four number one singles as well as topping charts around the world, before Zayn Malik left in 2015, prompting the band's hiatus.

In 2017, Payne's debut solo single Strip That Down, which peaked at number three on the Official UK Chart, and his collaboration with Rita Ora on the song For You - from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack – also reached the top 10.

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Former One direction singer Liam Payne dies in hotel balcony fall

The singer fell from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, police say.

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More and more news reports suggest he committed suicide.

 

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Showbiz website TMZ has faced backlash from fans after it published photos of Liam Payne's dead body.

The American publication shared pictures which showed the singer's arm, waist and tattoos to confirm reports he had died after falling from a balcony at a hotel in Argentina.

An image of the police tent that was set up over Liam's body at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires was also published.

The article read: 'TMZ obtained a photo showing Liam's body on a wooden deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby.



'We're not showing the whole body, but you can clearly see his tattoo - a clock on his left forearm, and a scorpion on his abdomen.'

However, TMZ quickly deleted the photos following a furious outcry from fans and celebrities who branded it a 'disgrace'.

Showbiz website TMZ deletes photos of Liam Payne's dead body

TMZ shared pictures which showed the singer's arm, waist and tattoos to confirm reports he had died after falling from a balcony at a hotel in Argentina.

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