Liam Payne has died after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina, according to several local news outlets. He was 31.
The Former One Direction star allegedly plunged to his death from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel. It’s unclear if it was intentional; however, eyewitnesses told TMZ Payne was acting “erratic” before his sudden passing.
The Post has reached out to Payne’s reps.
According to the outlet, the singer smashed his laptop in the hotel lobby and was carried back to his room before the fall.
TMZ also published a photo of what appeared to be Payne’s arm. The outlet decided not to post the picture in its entirety because it reportedly shows the singer’s body lying on a wooden deck with tables and chairs nearby.
The tattoos — a clock on his left forearm and a scorpion on his abdomen — in the image appear to match the One Direction star’s ink.
Photos obtained by The Post showed police officers and a forensics team outside of the hotel.
Payne was in Argentina earlier this month to support his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan, who had a show there.
It appears he stayed or returned a short time later with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy. The pair had been posting from their vacation and seemed to be happy.
Payne even shared several pictures on Snapchat on the same day he died. In one photo, he joked about what he should be for Halloween. In another, the singer said he was having “a lovely day.”
Hours later, he was gone.
Payne joined One Direction at 16 with members Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles in 2010 after appearing on “The X Factor.” The show hurled One Direction into immediate fame. The boy band is one of the highest-selling boy bands of all time, having sold 70 million records worldwide.
The band’s split started in 2015 when Malik left the group in the middle of their world tour. One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus the following year.
Payne leaves behind a son, Bear, 7, with his ex, singer Cheryl Cole.