Liam Payne ‘jumped’ from his hotel balcony before he died at age 31, according to the Buenos Aires Security Ministry

Local authorities confirmed that former One Direction star Liam Payne “jumped from the balcony” of his hotel room, leading to his death. The 31-year-old singer "jumped from the balcony of his third-floor room" at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires,

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Former One Direction star Liam Payne “jumped from the balcony” of his hotel room to his death in Argentina Wednesday, local authorities confirmed. The 31-year-old singer “had jumped from the balcony of his room” on the third floor of CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires,

For Gen Z and millennials who grew up alongside the British boyband One Direction, the death of singer Liam Payne is especially devastating. Even for those who were not "Directioners," Payne's death comes as an overwhelming shock,

Former One Direction member Liam Payne's fans gathered outside a Buenos Aires hotel Oct. 16, where the singer was found dead after falling from the third floor.

Fans, music-industry figures and fellow musicians are paying tribute to former One Direction member Liam Payne