Former One Direction star Liam Payne reportedly fainted while standing on the balcony of his hotel room, a source has revealed, sharing new details about the tragic event.
The 31-year-old musician was staying at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when the incident occurred earlier this month.
While on the third-floor balcony, Payne is believed to have fainted, leading to his fall in what appears to be an unfortunate accident.
Broadcast journalist Paula Varela stated, “There is footage that is not being released to the media with the balcony scene where you see that Liam faints and tragically because of where he is, falls from that balcony. If he had been beside his bed he would have fallen on his bed.”
Authorities are continuing their investigation into the events surrounding Payne’s fall.
Discussing the incident on Socios del Espectaculo, a program aired on Buenos Aires’ Canal 13, Varela clarified, “It’s not that he jumped deliberately. This footage is in the official case files.”
An additional detail has emerged regarding a hotel staff member under investigation. According to Varela, “There’s a lad who’s being investigated, he was working nights at the hotel. He struck up an excellent relationship with Liam. He disobeyed an order from the hotel management. What was the order he disobeyed? It was not to take anything into Liam’s room.”
Authorities are examining all aspects of the case to determine what led to Payne’s fall.
