Liam Payne, a core member of the chart-topping British boy band One Direction, was reported by staff at the hotel to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
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00:00Former One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a balcony in
00:06Argentina. Fans were quick to gather outside of the hotel in Buenos Aires to hold an impromptu
00:13vigil.
00:27Police rushed to the hotel on Wednesday evening after receiving a phone call from the hotel
00:31manager. He warned them of a guest who may have been under the influence of drugs and
00:36alcohol.
00:39Payne had previously been vocal about his battle with alcoholism and posted a video
00:43in July last year saying he had been sober for six months after receiving treatment.
00:50The 31-year-old was one of the five members of One Direction who formed during the British
00:54singing competition The X Factor in 2010 after they had all auditioned individually.
01:02The band rose to fame and became one of the most iconic boy bands of their era before
01:06disbanding in 2016.