Liam Payne dead

[Anotherdayanothernight]

Just heard on the news abroad he fell from the third floor off a hotel in Buenos Aires, if true it's very sad as he was so young and seemed like a lovely guy

I don’t know anything about this case, of course I knew of Liam Payne and 1D but I had no idea of any scandals or problems, just knew the names.

It’s hard to imagine what that kind of fame and money entails, it seems to be very difficult for some people to handle.

I wish more people felt free to step back, withdraw from public life. Don’t do interviews, don’t date anyone who is also in the public eye if you can avoid it. Just go somewhere you can take care of yourself, let your family look after you if you’re lucky enough to have one, and enjoy the money. I don’t know what the chances of managing that are, but I wish more people would.

Feel dreadfully sorry for his parents and friends, it is heartache like no other.....But, from what l have read, drugs were involved, his choice..

Just saw his last video on Snapchat. He's not very nice to his girlfriend in it.

He says to her "it's bad manners to leave a hat on the table , is this yours'

She says yes.

He says "child" at her

@LolaLouise, was it you who was wondering if there'd be any kind of #bekind movement? The allontheboard guys have done a board and put it on their stories. It's subtle and doesn't mention Liam directly, but I think the reference is clear.

He was in the media more lately because if his ex . That's why

Completely agree. Very sad.

Drug addiction (and other addictions) are never a choice. Never.

Absolutely. I lost a friend to drugs when we were teens. He was such a happy person on the outside but was also heavily bullied. Drugs were originally taken to fit in, then to numb the pain. No one is taking crack for fun, if you’ve reached that point something is very, very wrong.

As there are so many famous people with addiction problems, it makes me wonder whether it’s the fame that turns normal people like this OR is this type of addictive personality the one that wants to be famous in the first place.

‘He wasn't allowed in the pool cos staff saw him intoxicated, they escorted him back to his room and he was shouting that he wanted to go in the pool and by the looks of it tried to dive from his balcony hence why he went head first.’

this is the account of people at the hotel, that they didn’t let him in the pool because he was intoxicated and he attempted to jump from his balcony. Apparently this is the case with a lot of young men who die in hotel balcony incidents.

It's awful. It must be really tough to be that famous that young - particularly when it's clear he completely lost his way. I feel so sorry for Cheryl and his son, band mates and his family - addiction is awful no matter how much money you have or don't have - and as for those photos of his body - terrible. I feel for anyone suffering in the same way

This news has affected my mood all day and I’m not too sure why.

Life really is very fragile and there’s no doubt a lot of people who knew him that will be hurting

I think it must be a mixture of personality types ( ypu don't go into hugely unstable industries if you are risk averse) and opportunity- surrounded by hangers on who will get you whatever you want either because they depend on you for their income or they are dazzled by fame, enough money to buy as many drugs as you like and a nomadic lifestyle touring all over the place meaning you aren't around family or old friends a lot.

Yeah it's made me sad too. He was so young.

I also saw - early , around 6am - a video of what was apparently his hotel room with a commentary about drugs being taken and it was showing the drugs and a smashed TV. These people that post this don’t seem to comprehend that he was a person , a person who was loved. A son , a brother - a father ! His son is 7 , he will have to see these videos one day.

Yet you watched it….

So well said .What has happened to this poor guy is every parents worse nightmare.
Desperately sad on so many levels.

Excellent post.

Same …just so bloody sad and avoidable.

Typical media reaction, they'll now hound the person who is dead and dig up whatever they can fine to perpetuate this story. Earlier today it was "his parents are devastated" but it's now "his room was in Total Disorder" - the current BBC headline.
Honestly, do we need to know anything other than this young man was going through something unspeakable, he was still a person, a friend, a son, brother and a father!
I feel so incredibly sorry for those who loved Liam, having to see this awful trashy click bait, because that's exactly what it reads like..

Shame on the BBC and every other news outlet publishing anything other than the basic information strictly necessary.

@TreacleMoon i agree with you but unfortunately people do click.

He spoke about at the height of his fame that the band were locked in hotel rooms for their own safety due to the presence of fans - with minibars. Dave from Depeche Mode had a drug issue as a lot of people know and I remember an interview where he said - he could access all the drugs he wanted because money was never going to run out. Like - One direction split when Liam was 24-he was a multi millionaire - with struggles. It's just a shame he didn't stay clean after his last rehab stint. Tragic really