As fans, family and his former bandmates navigate the tragic news of Liam Payne's death, new details related to the One Direction member's final moments have left everyone shocked. The singer succumbed to multiple traumas and injuries after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A Page Six report has now revealed that the 31-year-old spent the last 2 hours leading up to his death in the company of two women whom he met through an escort website. The women, both 25, admitted to prosecutor Marcelo Roma, who is in charge of Payne¡¯s death investigation, that they drank alcohol with the pop star, sources?told local outlet La Naci¨®n?Friday.
The women arrived at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, where Payne was staying, at around 11:30 a.m. but did not leave the premises until 4 p.m. The report also suggested that an argument erupted between Liam and the escort workers over non-payment of dues. During testimony under oath with Roma, the escort workers denied using drugs with the pop star, claiming he was 'normal' when they were with him.
An American tourist, Michael Fleishmann, who was staying at the same hotel, witnessed Payne in a very agitated state, claiming he was involved in a very tense argument with an unidentified woman. It has now been revealed that the woman was one of the two escorts who had visited his hotel hours before his death.
Flieshmamn said that Payne reportedly offered the woman $20,000, saying, "I'll give you $20,000 dollars just because I can. I have $55 million, and I like to help people." ¡°He seemed very upset, agitated, a little wild, walking around and pacing,¡± Fleishmann's mother Toni said, adding, ¡°He seemed very energized.¡±
Liam Payne¡¯s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, who was with him in Buenos Aires, Argentina, left the city five days before his death. In a video shared on TikTok, Kate said that she had already extended her stay but now must go back home. However, a new report suggests that things may have not been well between the couple. One of the influencer¡¯s friends recently told The New York Post that their Argentine getaway was originally supposed to last five days.
¡°Liam didn¡¯t want Kate to leave Argentina. He wanted her to stay. She says he begged her to stay. It was a little more heated than you¡¯d think,¡± said Cassidy¡¯s pal. ¡°He didn¡¯t know why she would leave him, but she wanted to be home with her dog. He didn¡¯t like that at all. He was moody about it.¡±
Meanwhile, Kate recently broke her silence on Liam's death and penned an emotional letter thanking fans for all the support while also asking for privacy as she navigates the loss.