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Why was Payne in Argentina?
Payne had been in Argentina for at least two weeks.
He wasseenat ex-bandmate Niall Horans concert on October 2.
Its been a while since me and Niall have spoken, he said.
Weve got a lot to talk about.
Um, and I would like to square up a couple of things with the boy.
No bad vibes or anything like that, but just, um, we need to talk.
What happened before he died?
Happy I got some time away, he wrote in one with a red-heart emoji.
(Paynesaidin July 2023 that hed finished a 100-day stay in rehab.)
He breaks things up, the manager said,per a recordingobtained by CNNs Argentina affiliate, Todo Noticias.
He is tearing the whole room apart.
How did Payne die?
After the call, police arrived to the hotel to find Payne had fallen from his third-floor balcony.
Medics confirmed his death at the scene, policetold the Associated Press.
In the statement, police said Payne had jumped from the balcony of his room.
A preliminary autopsy lists his cause of death as internal and external hemorrhage.
Has anyone been accused of having something to do with his death?
What did TMZ do?
TMZ was one of the first outlets to report news of Paynes death.
The decision was immediately and roundly criticized online.
What was going on with Maya Henry, Paynes ex?
A sourcetoldPeoplefollowing Paynes death that he was extremely overwhelmed by all of the legal issues with Henry.
They began dating in 2018 following Paynes split from Cheryl Cole.
Payneconfirmedhis engagement to Henry in 2020; they broke up in 2022.
Henry also claimed that Payne would create new iCloud accounts to message her and even contacted her mother.
