Drugs are the only thing to blame in the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, according to a close friend who was cleared last month of charges he was involved with the singer's death.

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne’s sudden death shocked the world. The 31-year-old tragically died after falling from the third-floor balcony of CasaSur Palermo hotel in Argentina.

Payne died aged 31 after falling from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Police authorities have dropped manslaughter charges against one of his friends, Rogelio Nores, but two other men continue to face charges of supplying drugs to the singer on the evening of his death.

The tragic death of former One Direction star Liam Payne has been attributed solely to drugs, according to a close friend who was cleared of any wrongdoing in connection with the incident. Rogelio "Roger" Nores,

Bear — whom Payne shared with ex Cheryl Cole — “is trying to process emotions which no 7-year-old should have to experience,” the family said in a statement.

After the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, his family is speaking out against the "constant" media scrutiny.

Liam Payne's family broke their silence after manslaughter charges were dropped against three men in connection with his death in a statement shared with the 'BBC' on Sunday, March 2. The One Direction alum died in October 2024 at the age of 31.

"Tonight we celebrate his legacy and look back and remember the remarkable Liam Payne," BRITs host Jack Whitehall said.

Late One Direction singer Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy pulled back the curtain on how her grieving process nearly five months after his tragic passing.

Hopes that One Direction will someday perform together again have been shattered as the reason the band will never reunite has been exposed.

In her first television interview since Liam Payne’s death, the star’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, said she is still ‘working on accepting’ that he is gone