“If he is conscious, he will destroy the entire room and we have to send someone,” the worker claimed, adding that the guest’s life was in danger because their room had a balcony. MONKEY reports.

Payne, 31, was pronounced dead on Wednesday after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room just after 5pm (local time).

“Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” the police statement said. AFP reports.

The investigation into Payne’s death is believed to be ongoing.

Photos of Payne’s body published on TMZ have since been removed by the media. The site faced backlash for its “creepy and indefensible” images, with fans calling them “deplorable.”

Tributes are pouring in for the late pop star.

Payne was in the middle of a fight with ex-partner Maya Henry Subway this week he reported that he was facing legal action from the 23-year-old model, who “issued a cease and desist order” after claiming he had “contacted her relentlessly and used various iCloud accounts to contact her.” continue recording”. The couple separated in 2022.

In 2023, Payne was rushed to hospital with severe kidney pain while visiting Lake Como in Italy. The incident occurred after he was forced to cancel his South American leg due to a “severe kidney infection,” which saw him previously hospitalized.

Payne shares a 7-year-old son, Bear Grey, with ex-partner Cheryl Cole.

“We still have so much love for each other as a family,” Cole announced on Twitter at the time of their divorce. “Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate this together.”

Payne rose to international fame with boy band One Direction, which formed the seventh series and came third The X factor in 2010.

The group, consisting of Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, is one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

Malik left the group in 2015 and in 2016 the remaining band members confirmed that they were splitting up.

Payne opened up about how tough One Direction was, revealing he “hated” his life in the band. “We were definitely overworked,” he said. “I lived as long as this reclusive pop star who was afraid of people, who stayed inside all the time. I had to stop.”

After the band’s breakup, Payne embarked on a solo career and has sold more than 23 million singles and three million albums as a solo artist.

He had done charity work in recent years, including raising millions with Soccer Aid, with Payne leading Team England in a charity match in 2022. Payne supported Unicef ​​and raised money for youth programs in Wolverhampton.

In 2023, Payne admitted that he had been in “bad shape” the year before, revealing that he had spent 100 days at a wellness clinic in Louisiana. He had also been open about his mental health, revealing that he found solace in art and poetry.

Payne had publicly said she was struggling following the breakup of One Direction. “I went a little off the rails and just couldn’t really figure out what was making me sad,” he said GQ, also revealed that he struggled with substance abuse. “I reached a peak point where I knew the drinking was going to get to me; I had to do something about it.”

The former bandmates “really stuck with me,” Payne said in a 2023 YouTube video. “When I needed them most, they came to my rescue.”

– There’s more to come