One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina
‘Liam will forever live in our hearts’ – family statementPayne fell from third-floor hotel room balconyHotel worker sought help for intoxicated guestShocked music industry expresses grief
Payne, who rose to fame with the boy band on The X Factor, died after falling from a third floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday.
“I will miss him always, my lovely friend,” three-time Grammy winner Styles said in a statement on Instagram.
Styles said Payne’s “greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it”.
“Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious,” he said.
“He was warm, supportive, and incredibly loving.
“The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life.”
Styles said his “heart breaks” for Payne’s family and his seven-year-old son Bear, who he shared with his former partner, Girls Aloud singer…
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