# Liam Payne files show drinking, cocaine, sex workers at hotel 2026-08-09T20:58:12+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Newly surfaced police files have revealed photographs of former One Direction singer Liam Payne drinking, using drugs, and meeting two sex workers at a Buenos Aires hotel before his death on October 16, 2024. According to the Daily Mail, more than 3,000 documents and images from the investigation show Payne swinging around a pole the night before and meeting two women in the hotel lobby the following day. The women told investigators that Payne sang for them and asked for help obtaining cocaine and making crack cocaine. Hotel staff carried Payne from the lobby to his room after his behaviour became concerning, with an employee warning emergency services that he could harm himself. Payne fell approximately 46 feet from a third-floor balcony. Toxicology found cocaine, crack cocaine, ketamine, and alcohol in his system. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - livemint.com Tags: Buenos Aires, celebrity news, cocaine, Death investigation, Liam Payne, One Direction Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/liam-payne-drank-used-cocaine-met-sex-workers-in-final-hours/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/liam-payne-drank-used-cocaine-met-sex-workers-in-final-hours/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.