LIAM Payne’s heartbroken friends were so worried about the star’s excessive drink and alleged drug use that they were planning an intervention, a source has revealed.
A close pal told The Sun they’d reached out to him to suggest he get help on the day of his dath but this only seemed to exacerbate his erratic behaviour.
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Liam Payne posted this picture shortly before his d3athCredit: snapchat
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Heartbreaking videos show him chatting to fans in the hotel lobbyCredit: TikTok/@fanofliampayne
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Liam meeting fans outside his hotel in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCredit: Tiktok
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A TV had been destroyed in Liam’s luxury suite
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White powder, a lighter and foil were also found in the room
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An aerial view of the poolside area of the hotel where Liam di3dCredit: AFP
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This map shows where Liam tragically di3d
Liam, 31, fell to his d3ath from the third floor of his hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday afternoon.
Champagne, prescription drugs, white powder and foil wraps were all found in Liam’s trashed hotel room after he fell from the balcony at around 5pm (9pm UK time).
Fellow hotel guests revealed the star had been acting in a “disturbing” manner shortly before his fall, with Liam admitting to one woman: “I used to be in a boy band – that’s why I’m so f**ked up.”
Friends said Liam had been in a dark place in the past few weeks and turned to drink as he struggled with his career and other personal issues.
Liam’s record label Universal also reportedly dropped the star just a few days ago.
A source told The Sun exclusively: “His friends have been worried about him for weeks because he was struggling with his career and wanted to release some new music but he felt he wasn’t as good as his other bandmates, which they kept telling him just wasn’t true. He was just always so hard on himself.
“Then in recent weeks his drinking and suspected drug use started to worry his friends, they were actually planning an intervention, it was that bad.
“They were heartbroken seeing him this way – but just didn’t know how to go about staging a proper intervention.
“They’ve been worried sick about him, he’s just been in a bad place for the past few weeks. Lots of his friends had been telling him gently to get professional help or go to rehab but he just wouldn’t listen.
“The day of his d3ath he was acting very off and erratically. One of his friends suggested to him again that he should get help but this just seemed to set him off more.
“Everyone is just distraught – their only comfort is that police have said he would have di3d instantly in the fall so he wouldn’t have suffered.”
Dad-of-one Liam was in the Argentinian capital for his bandmate Niall Horan’s tour when he di3d.
His girlfriend Kate Cassidy, 25, had been with him on the trip but reportedly returned home to Florida two days before his d3ath.
Emergency services in Buenos Aires confirmed he di3d instantly from fatal injuries to his skull.
An autopsy found Liam’s severe injuries led to “internal and external haemorrhaging”.
Police said they found what appeared to be “narcotics, alcohol, destroyed objects and furniture” in his hotel room as well as over the counter and prescription drugs.
Results from a toxicology report are pending.
Witnesses said they saw Liam “causing a disturbance” minutes before he di3d.
Hotel guest Brett Watson told ITV that he saw Liam appear to pass out before being physically removed from the lobby and taken back to his room.
Staff then made a 911 call telling cops that they needed “urgent assistance” with a guest who was “behaving erratically”.
They reported that the guest was “destroying everything in his room” according to recordings of the call.
Argentinian prosecutors said they had spoken to two women who were allegedly with him the night before his d3ath, though it’s believed the pair left the hotel without him earlier on Wednesday after waiting for him in the lobby, local news outlet Infobae reported.
Liam’s One Direction bandmates said they were “devastated” by his d3ath.
In a joint statement they said: “In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.”
In a separate statement, bandmate Harry Styles said Liam’s “greatest joy was making people happy” while Louis Tomlinson said “he was the kind of brother I’d longed for”.
Liam’s family said also paid tribute to the “kind, funny and brave soul”.
The star leaves behind a seven-year-old son named Bear, whom he had with Cheryl Cole.
Crowds of mourning fans gathered outside the hotel to pay their respects to the pop star, who skyrocketed to fame aged just 16 in the X Factor in 2010.
The Sun has reached out to Liam’s rep for comment.
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Liam leaves behind son Bear whom he had with Cheryl ColeCredit: Instagram
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Liam’s One Direction bandmates have all paid tribute to their friendCredit: The Mega Agency
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Liam’s girlfriend Kate CassidyCredit: snapchat
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Devastated fans gathered outside the hotel to pay their respects to their idol
