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Liam Payne files show drinking, cocaine, sex workers at hotel
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Social media has turned Liam Payne's death into a spectacle, with some acting as armchair detectives and others rushing to moralise about fame and addiction. The new documents add detail but change little about the known facts: a man struggling with substance abuse died tragically. The real test for justice is whether the investigation will determine if anyone at the hotel failed in their duty of care, not what photographs surface online.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
