Liam Payne, Former Member of One Direction, Dead At 31, According to Reports

Liam Payne, British pop star and former member of boy band One Direction, has reportedly died after falling from a multi-story hotel building. According to Argentinian newspaper La Nacion, police officers were called to the CasaSur Hotel in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo at 5:04 pm local time Wednesday, where they found Payne’s body in the courtyard. People confirmed the death with Argentinian police.

Payne’s representatives did not immediately respond to Vanity Fair.

Payne, who was raised in Wolverhampton, England, rose to fame in 2010, following One Direction’s formation on the British reality competition show The X Factor. He performed alongside bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan in the group until their indefinite hiatus began in 2016. In addition to releasing a solo album in 2019, Payne served as a brand ambassador for Hugo Boss. In August, Payne canceled a planned tour of Latin America citing health concerns.

He is survived by his seven-year-old son Bear Gray, who he shares with his ex-girlfriend, the British singer Cheryl Cole.

This is a developing story and will be updated.