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- ABC News' Impact by Nightline investigates the last days of former One Direction star Liam Payne. His sudden passing has devastated fans worldwide and renews questions about the dark side of fame.
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Liam was so handsome with such a kind soul & such an amazing voice. Liam gone too soon.. Prayers & condolences to his family.💔
Wasn't mad on his singing, but seemed like a nice chap
He was an abusive druggie.
No, he wasn’t nice. Read the book his ex girlfriend wrote. Still that shouldn’t take from his death. Rip Liam
@@audrey9-81 what about the 450,000 Americans that have died from fentanyl pouring over the border,did you care about them, wokerster, brt your a Harris looney
@@audrey9-81 what about the 450,000 Americans that have died from fentanyl pouring over the border in the last 4 years under Harris and Biden did you care about them too----no!!
My heart will never be the same 💔 I will never understand how we failed to rescue somebody who clearly needed help and asked for it many times before he died by his actions!!!!💔 He wanted to be helped and he SHOULD NOT have gotten taken back to his room!!!!!😞
I hope there is someone to follow his footsteps and bring back his spirit and bring back the happiness that Liam Payne gave his fans❤
We lost too many celebrities today due to mental health struggles. It’s really sad to realise the fact that despite the fame and money they have, deep down they wanted a normal life just like all of us.
He will always be in my heart 💞😢
RIP Rest in Peace Liam Payne you will be missed your Fans will miss you so much Gone too soon😢😥😓😭
So sad man. RIP LIAM PAYNE🙏🏻🕊🪦
This is terribly sad. Had his whole life ahead of him. Condolences to his family, friends, and especially that sweet child of his who I’m sure has wondered about his dad….😔
RIP Liam 🕊️
I went down the path of drugs 5 years ago and on top of depression it can make you do unexplainable things.. it's a temporary fix but when you're drowing you grasp at anything you can, from someone who went down that road my heart breaks even harder... He was so so loved 😢
I was shocked to heart that.
I have never been to his concerts , never met him but I can say that I’m a big fan of him and his group, so it’s extraordinary painful and now still can’t believe that he has gone… I’m now devastated by his tragedy news… You’ll be missed, Liam 😢 I love you Liam forever…. May rest in peace 🕊️
p.s. you’re such a kind person and had a beautiful voice. My heart will be with you no matter how far apart we are.
Liam is missed by people around the world whose lives he touched and changed. He was very talented, loved music, and was an artist. Liam will be remembered with love.
Many people are realizing and believing, based on information that is continually coming out and changing, that Liam’s death was not due to an accidental or intentional fall by Liam from the balcony of the hotel in Argentina. Hopefully, the investigation will continue with determination and integrity, and honestly reveal the truth about his death and all those involved. Too many lies have been told. There is a lot of information and many people to cover and protect.
I do not believe he died by suicide. Be at peace Liam.
Justice for Liam!!!
Such a tragic and sad ending for a young man.
He was given too much, too soon. He did not know what to do with it. 😢
He was murdered. I don’t know how anyone can’t see the writing on the wall and how the hotel seems to be covering it
@@Rico401Prov which writing on the wall??
@@Andy224 this is an upscale hotel yet their cctv footage seemed to not be working during a time when a guest is being erratic in the lobby and smashing items like laptops and convulsing. Also nobody got proof of this crazed guest on their phones which nobody can do anything these days without being filmed. Also there’s reports of a fan who met Liam less than an hour before his death in the lobby and said he looked fine and not on drugs at all. At some point the hotel staff were acting frantic and might’ve been trying to cover up for his murder after he was already dead
@@Rico401Prov I’ve heard about that too. The lack of proof and the last fan interaction. Anything is possible at this point.
I’ll never forget him 😢
Rest in peace Liam Payne we love you always ❤❤
He was clearly calling for help but they couldn’t help him simply because they ignore the mental health part of it and was focused on drug abuse. He would have been saved and still alive by now 😢
Justice for Liam ❤❤❤ RIP🙏🙏🙏💕💕
My Condolences to your Family and Friends especially Bear😢😢
Rest in peace Liam 💔💔😭💔😭💔😭
R.I.P. LIAM. WE MISS YOU.
Heartbreaking 💔
A beautiful beautiful soul gone to soon rest I peace Liam James Payne 🙏 ❤ you will forever be in my heart ❤ broken hearted 💔 Dawn prior
We miss you Liam.
That last line made me cry 😫
I think that he was so off his head on all the alcohol and drugs he had consumed that he believed that he could jump from his balcony to the hotel pool below- because apparently a member of staff said that Liam got angry and frustrated because they wouldn't let him go in that area ...... tragic.
This theory is implausible because he had a hat, a cross-body bag, his cell phone, and a bottle of whiskey on him when he jumped/fell. He may have fallen while having a psychotic episode or hallucinations, not realizing what he was doing, but he wasn't trying to jump to the pool. Besides, the pool is very far from where he fell.
I think he was another sacrifice to the elites.
A lady in the hotel room next to him sad that she heard banging and him screaming for help.
That statement says it all.
I do not believe this was mental health or drugs, this was murder.
I bet they set him up to freak out in the lobby probably attacking his finances or something or someone he valued.
Then got that man or someone to tell that man to call police, after they went upstairs after him.
I don't think he was alone in that room.
I think they drugged him and threw or pushed him off of the balcony.
This is like Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and others.
Certain details of their deaths just don't add up.
never heard of this guy, may his soul rest in peace!
Have you been living under a rock?
@@marccilliers4808he wasn't exactly Elvis. Just a guy from a boyband that had a few hits about 15 years ago
He didn't have much of a personality bless him. Sad downall from stardom
@@marccilliers4808Not everyone knew One Direction, especially older adults. Be kind.
@@RogerMellie-yk3gwyou look very informed about a guy from a “simple boyband”
Who decided to leave him alone after visibly being very upset and intoxicated in the lobby, totally unable to control himself?
He had no support with him.. are they supposed to detain or arrest him when they can let him go back to his room?
A lot of people are intoxicated in public every day. It's easy to look for mistakes in hindsight. It's also a hotel's job to be discreet around their guests, especially when they're stars. What were they supposed to do, have him arrested? Do an intervention? The hotel did nothing wrong.
He should have had a bodyguard, shame on his girlfriend for leaving him without protection
@noellarash367 Oh fck off dude. Pretty sure the girlfriend is more devastated than you
@@qi1gl No not have him arrested. But get medical help whilst he was in the lobby. The eyewitness said he was almost passed out and convulsing!!!
Who’s here crying? We miss you Liam!!!❤💋
I am beyond broken 💔 hearted Dawn prior rest in peace Liam James Payne 💔
The phone call from Hotel Manager is suss! Cover up comes to mind. 6mins after Manager rang for help they arrived. So in 6 mins the Manager made it downstairs after returning Liam to his room, rang the police for help and Liam apparently jumped and the ambulance arrived. Don't believe that is actually possible with timing. I think he had already passed away and they have tried to cover it up with a suspected suicide, why mention the balcony in the phone call?
Certain Things definitely ain't adding up...
Exactly my thoughts!!!! why the balcony men
and somehow got 25 seperate injuries in those few minutes
I've been commenting something similar under most of these videos, I've been attacked.
If the hotel were concerned they would have called ambulance when he was convulsing in the lobby and not put him in a room they knew had a balcony !! Period !! :(
I find it odd that the hotel staff calling for help mentioning a balcony...was there a threat of a push or fall and why did he state that in his call? Staff could have perhaps been outside if there was a threat? Hmmmm
THANK YOU!! that was my first tought... what if he was pushed...
They never said, "jumped"!!
Likely unconscious, no defence wounds...!
Yeah, considering all the things he had with him when he fell, it definitely wasn't a suicide. It was either an accident when he was under the influence of drugs or a m{u}rder.
The assumption that those days in Argentina were idyllic in the days before his death is part of the problem. Making this a price of fame questioning when the world knew he struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues. He was surrounded by yes people that didnt help him take care of himself. If his girlfriend loved to party with him then that also didnt help.
Rest in Peace 🙏
Thank you for all ur awesome 🎵 that brings joy n comfort to so many 🫶
I'm sorry for ur pain
RIP Liam Payne
He got lost in his own thoughts. He was reaching for help, But nobody could see the signs. Such a tragic departure
R.I.P LIAM PAYNE FROM ONE DIRECTION 😢
So sad ❤
Liam was the best singer and most talented in the group but treated the worst. I don't care what anyone says. HE deserves more than this. 💔
Yes. 💔
NEVER should've happened.
had this group not split into five solo artists , their heartbroken fans actually would not continue to be enthusiastic . they split into five solo artists its because it makes financial sense , as all boy bands eventually split , if it doesn't make financial sense then why do they split
Rip Liam Payne we love you and i love you. I wish you was still here with us and you're son this hurts me too. And i feel sad for his son is just 7 years old and didn't get too watch his son graduate and it hurt me.
I wish we cared more about people’s mental health. Rest in Peace Liam , everyone misses you
It’s a story as old as time.
Prayers for his child. ♥
For everyone saying its suicide, believeing the narrative being told..
Pay attention to why the cameras suddenly didnt work on that specific day.
Pay attention to the callers words.. abit to specific.
Pay attention to why NOBODY has footage of him appearing so called off his head.
He was trapped. If he jumped, it was for a chance to escape. He
Also kept looking over his shoulder in his final videos.
Why was maya in the same hotel at the same time.
Why? Why does both girls, kate and maya give of weirdo vibes, tarnishing his reputation.
Think about it....
He was murdered.
All the evidence proves it definitely wasn't a suicide.
Also an eye witness spoke with him at 3PM that day, and said he was just fine. He was talking about buying a house in Buenos Aires. The guy across the hall said he heard loud banging noises, and thought it was maintenance in the room working. Several minutes later, at approximately 4:45 he heard a women scream. The room looks staged... like someone just dumped drugs all over the table. Not to mention.... the 911 call sounds very sketch. "A man out of his head on drugs and alcohol, and we are afraid of what he might do"... There's way too many things that don't add up, and too many signs of something more sinister. 25 different injuries indicate to me, that he was fighting for his life.
@@judithsmith2486 100% agree. Personally i dont blv the 2 hooker story either. As its just another something to throw in to tarnish his reputaion, they already tried the drugs, and staging the scene. Look how the laptop was suposedly smashed. When u smash something we generally throw it and break, it into pieces.. but they had to smash it for the story of, "mysterious email sent him over the edge and he was so high of his head "narrative. In one thread he didnt have any money on him, so why would he be calling hookers, when maya who hes head over heels for is supposedly in the hotel at the same time, also his gf has literally just left.
And just so happens. That hotel security cameras are not working how convenient. Generally when people commit suicide they dont have plans for the future and have hopes of buying a house neither,
Man this guy was murdered in cold blood. Plan and simple. And it just pains me when i see lack of emotion from other celebs, i.e rita ora, i,e nicole, simon. These celebs know what happened and they live in a entirely different reality then us yet the public still follow and idolise these evil celebs
@@Isco_23-d9h I definitely agree. This is a man who could have any woman he wanted. Sex workers... 2....what a stretch ? Seems like someone needed to tie in the pink cocaine. The toxicology came back too fast. Or did someone just name what drugs were found in the staged room. He was contemplating his halloween costume, and had told a women downstairs that he loved Buenos Aires. What was Maya doing there? Maybe it's her that can't get over him... trying to discredit him. He seems to have moved on. I'm sure it was also known by all, that his bodyguard wasn't there. The cameras reeks of a conspiracy, and the hotel employees seem to be involved somehow. Why did Kate leave so suddenly.. to see the dog? Really? Timing her departure to ensure everyone is aware. Strange. .... I am waiting to hear the actual time of death, was it before or after he went over the balcony?
@@judithsmith2486 FINALLLLLLLY! Its freaking awesome to have someonee on the exact same page. And exactly that, pink cocaine.. before his murder i never heard abt pink cocaine. Maya and kate both are weirdos in the picture that never showed real emotion, neither cheryl did. I have 0 idea. But i hope the truth comes out. Also, im sort of believe in spiritual side of things, what blew my mind is when i youtubes harry styles the day of the murder, he has a song called falling which was released 4 years ago, yet it was the top song to click. And normally they display the most recent songs first. I also dont trust harry if it was a spiritual sacrifice, as hes the one dancing around in dresses. Maybe he needed to give a little more to remain sucesful... plus a song called falling? 4 years ago out, we are in 2024, I found that eery.
Aparantly there are pictures of his dead body being leaked.. unsure if its true or not. But i havent seen anythng yet. Maybe itl give some clues. But i mean we alrdy know. He was beaten and dead before they threw him off
who does that, leave your boyfriend behind, while you leave with the excuse that you cannot stay at one place too long..wow!!
Can’t believe it😔
He didn't take his life. That 911 call was a little too specific
I saw his first time on X factor what a beautiful boy
What are teenagers doing with a mini bar? It’s like the groomers offering him drugs alcohol.
I feel devastated and I don't want to believe it either I'm still devastated and there my childhood and my generation and he needed help and rehab didn't help him and record lable drop him and Maya Henry too and Liam Payne will be missed and I love him so much and gone too soon
We will always love you liam ❤ rest in peace
He didn't make it back to his room... They carried him back to his room after he had passed out... Someone who has passed out, why couldn't you just call the paramedics or the police?
RIP LIAM
I'm still grieving. I know that and that's okay.
What absolute irresponsible journal. How does someone jump from their balcony and end up like that on the floor. Do better, Nightline !!!
6:02 if he passed out why didn’t anybody CALLED 911 FOR HELP
Sad situation all around RIP
Date the Devil and you'll always lose. Say no to Drugs
Kasayang ni Liam.... RIP 💔
ABC news - id respectfully suggest you omitted TWO very important pieces of information in this report - First when you say he was working on second album including up to his death - should you not mention that the record company UNiversal reportedly sent him an email saying he was going to be dropped from the label and they weren’t releasing this album ????? Secondly - you should probably mention some additional s that the relationship with Cheryl who he fathered a child with - Cheryl was a Judge on the Talent show Xfactor where Liam broke through - he was only 14 when he first appeared and failed and when he returned and was then put into Onedirection by Xfactor he obviously was a very very vulnerable young man - if these roles were reversed and an older Man was a judge who fathered a child with a young teenage female contestant - then the reporting around this part of the story would be very very very very different. I think you should at least refer to these facts in the report as they are GLARING missing in any piece about the life and death of Liam . RIP
I lost a grip on reality in high school from being left alone for long stretches and i was teen with no money now imagine adding money and drugs to it
The girlfriend was at Argentine with him why leave him alone ? When they both went out night party in Argentine probably when got the drugs . Need to investigate it carefully .
No. It was already proven that a hotel employee who worked in the restaurant there supplied him the drugs.
Had I been Liam I would’ve bought a farm faraway and enjoyed my family and son and given myself a break
its called pressure and hate, he tried to fight against it but he sadly lost. now we will fight against the haters , its not his fault. JUSTICE FOR LIAM , it is mayas fault for publishing that book
Young teenage boys need structure and he said they were locked in a room and there was only a mini bar is managers handlers whatever had fail these children
Rip liam kaka lungkot 😢😢
Still never heard a OD song
You're missing out
Hahah me too.. but after YouTubing I realized I knew their songs just didn't know who sang them
*1D
The o is for one bruh
It is so hard breaking the hotel employees should help him ! They are not trained properly! I hope after this they will training people how to act on this situation!
YES!!! They need to make a law
1D was never gonna reunite. That was for sure. It's sad to see Liam's life end was early and abruptly. His performance in the X Factor was, in my opinion, the best, better the other 4 members. But it turned out that he seemed to be the one that's not doing as well as the other members in their solo career. What could be the reason behind?
Why would the authorities go looking for the source of the drugs? I don't get that. Look if someone finds and consumes drugs that is on them, no-one else. Buck passing and blaming other people for your own behaviour is pathetic. Yes it's extremely sad such a young man has passed but his decisions led to that outcome
If it is a famous death they inevitably do that. Pressured to
So according to you the hotel employee who gave him the ILLEGAL drugs is innocent?
Because it is illegal to sell prohibited drugs🤦♀️🤷♀️
Dont make drug addicts your hero
Manager at the hotel he didnt want police to come
Liam não merecia esse fim, acho que os funcionários do hotel na Argentina foram negligentes.
Liam passed a drug test n was waiting for entry visa to go bk to America so he was got by the vampires almost straight away and with what they gave him drug wise he would have been up and down and he's perception would have been totally off so he could have thought he was going to make the pool when was falling rip Liam payne so tragic
What the hell are you on about
You must have missed the photo of drugs on the hotel table...
The price of taking prohibited drugs
I find it weird that they called the police before the accident happened while the balcony is a high balcony... there was not a big chance he could fall unless someone pushed him or he jumped , but i dont believe he jumped
He was on every drug known to man and you don’t believe he jumped or even fell by accident? Lol. He was on coke, crack, benzo, ketamine, and I can’t even remember what else. You can’t be serious with your comment.
They the hotel should not be responsible
They did the right thing. It was just too late. Every one tries the blame game. My mother died last year. After a fall. I felt guilty for months. Because she called for me after. She fell. Even her doctors tried to console me. The moral of the story. You can not control everything. These people will not forget this. It's terrible. But it's life.
This fan thing, is kinda sick, imo!
Imagine being parents if was a lose lose situation had they not supported him he might’ve fallen into depression from the what if I had auditioned
Its murder 😢
Jesus Christ is our only saviour.
So whose hat was that?? Isn't that the same one they found beside him
I feel for his loved ones. Yes, addiction is a disease, but it starts somewhere 😒. Deal with the root & therapy can bring healing. Celebrities who can afford all the help in the world & still spiral out of control...😒
Yes! So very well said, and i agree with you so much, about celebrities, who are able to afford all the help in the world, and still spiraling out of control.
Вот так взрослая жизнь забирает невинность и счастье
WHERE WAS HIS BODY GUARD?! 😠
Make it short: DON'T DO DRUGS
it's not about drugs, someone could have also put something in his food. He ain't like that.
It's called addiction. 🙄🤦♀️ Many ppl suffer from it. Most ppl who use are using to numb their pain and trauma. It's easy for someone to say don't do or take drugs, but when you're highly scrutinized by the public and media every second for everything you do, it will eventually take a toll on you. Instead of judging someone for what they've been put through, how about having a little empathy. 🖤 RIP LIAM JAMES PAYNE 🖤 FLY HIGH BEAUTIFUL ANGEL 🕊🕊🕊
@@Collateral_Damage30 that much i agree with you.
@@Collateral_Damage30 BEST COMMENT I HAVE EVER SEEN, LIONG LIVE LIAMMMM
You’re absolutely right… “LP” could have made it, as a “SOLO”artist ..as “Harry S”
terrible
5:26 what a horrible girlfriend of Liam not being judgy idk anything about their personal lives but if she really truly loves him then she should’ve with him n gone home together
The trouble is he never had his own identity. Always seemed to be trying to be somebody he wasn’t.
He wanted to be a solo artist but was thrown into a very popular manufactured boy band in one direction at a very young age before he could work out who he wanted to be. This ultimately led him to be addicted to fame alcohol and substance abuse. Behind all this he was lost trying to cling on to what he had with 1D and also keep relevant with who he wanted to be. With the alcohol drugs OCD and depression he could never work it out. After the interview with Logan this was when it rapidly went down hill and he realised how he sounded and felt even more disconnected from 1D which was his anchor in many ways. He struggled to pull it back after that. Sad story of what fame can do to you really. Just my opinion.
Entirely agree with what you've written here! 💯
He made some poor choices after the band split up, and I do find his situation to be quite sad because he still had all the potential to overcome his struggles, but I suppose he felt so lost in his addiction and mental health that he didn't even know how to.
Read Psalms 91
How about mental health is real and he tried so hard to get help and no one help him i blame his ex fiance Maya Henry and some one should of help him gone too soon
Yes
💯💯 she went overboard with her mouth.. obsessive contact by liam? Of course coz she was about to ruin his career with her book.. she’s a mo ronnnn. Nobody knew her before that relationship.. hope she is blaming herself
every last one of you blaming the women in his life are despicable. you can be hurt and even devastated w/o victim blaming. no therapist psychiatrist or drug counselor would ever advise someone to sacrifice their health and safety to intervene. wtf is wrong with y’all?!
How I broke the cycle of low-level depression in my life: Waking up each day with my initial consciousness/ manifestion/ meditaion being not just that Jesus loves me but that I have chosen to be in love/ live in love with him. The warm 'fuzzies' around my heart, are generated by the stream flow of giving and receiving, aka RELATIONSHIP. #IHeartJesus
#MoreJoyInGiving
Smile. NB. If the world did not give it to you then it can not take it away!
Our strength is from God.
He got caught lacking by fall damage 😔
Case closed
bellossom
At his Age liam should be more responsible and retire from music and Look for an other career
He was filming a TV show for Netflix right before his death, so I guess he was looking into other possibilities. However, I think it's impossible for a musician to completely leave music and focus on something else. He was a natural born singer and a songwriter, born with a perfect pitch. People who are born with a musical talent do not just "retire" from music.
It’s crazy to think why would a man who has everything everything everybody want to want to end it all. He has every reason to continue going on but he did not want that why? I mean if he had no house money or success or disabilities it would all make sense but this really