Liam Payne's Death
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Overview
Liam Payne's Death refers to the passing of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died on October 16th, 2024, after a fall from his hotel balcony in Argentina. Authorities have yet to confirm if it was intentional or accidental. His death was announced on Twitter / X a few hours after the accident by TMZ and local tabloids. Hours after the singer's death, alleged photos of his hotel room leaked on X, showing a broken television and drugs spread out on the table.
Background
On October 16th, 2024, TMZ[1] reported that the former One Direction singer Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, falling from his room on the 3rd floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel. The tabloid says a photo showing Liam's body was sent to them, showing the alleged corpse on the deck at the hotel with tables and chairs nearby. The website also shared a photo showing a red tent put by local authorities over the body "as they begin their investigation into Liam's death."
Approximately at 5:30 pm, Argentinian local TV news started to announce the actor's death, as X[2] user @PopFactions posted a video showing off a media outlet's coverage of the incident. The post (seen below) amassed over 1.6 million views and 5,500 likes in a few hours.
According to Argentinian media outlets, Liam Payne has passed away after falling from a building. pic.twitter.com/gTCfFseLfy
— Pop Faction (@PopFactions) October 16, 2024
Liam Payne's Hotel Room Photos
A few hours after Liam's death was confirmed, some alleged photos of his hotel room in Buenos Aires leaked online. X[3] page @EsTendenciaEnX posted two photos showing a punched TV and a table with seemingly used drugs,[4] captioning "this is how his[Liam] hotel room looked, punching the television and drugs spread out on the table." The tweet (seen below) received 6,500 likes and 809 reposts in a few hours since it was posted on October 16th, 2024.
Online Reactions
The announcement of the British singer's death inspired a slew of viral reactions and some memes on October 16th, 2024. For example, X[5] user @lizvoodoo posted a tweet joking about the singer's death, writing "I hope it wasn't too payneful." The tweet (seen below) amassed roughly 9,500 likes and 1,100 reposts in a few hours.
TiKTokers also commented on Liam's death, as user @lusconcerts[6] posted a video with the overlay text "What haunts me: Liam Payne might've passed and the last thing a lot of us directioners said was that we hated him." The video (seen below) received roughly 200,000 plays and 15,000 likes in a few hours.
@lusconcerts #greenscreen THIS IS FROM ARGENTINAN NEWS SO THERE COULD BE TRANSLATION ERRORS #liampayne #onedirection #1d ♬ original sound – May💋
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not the one direction reunion gonna be at liam payne’s funeral
pic.twitter.com/Ed9oWZUzAB— emma⟢🐈⬛ (@cosmicoraline) October 16, 2024
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External References
[1] TMZ – ONE DIRECTION STAR DEAD at 31 …
[2] X – PopFactions
[3] X – EsTendenciaEnX
[4] Marca – Liam Payne found dead: Hotel room in chaos with drugs and broken TV
[6] TikTok – lusconcerts
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