{"id":11304,"date":"2024-10-17T20:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11304"},"modified":"2024-10-17T20:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:46:15","slug":"devastated-louis-tomlinson-speaks-out-on-liam-paynes-tragic-death-wish-i-got-chance-to-say-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11304","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Devastated\u2019 Louis Tomlinson speaks out on Liam Payne\u2019s tragic death: \u2018Wish I got chance to say goodbye\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Louis Tomlinson mourned the loss of his former One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne, after the singer\u00a0plummeted to his death<\/a>\u00a0from a hotel balcony on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am beyond devastated to be writing this but yesterday I lost a brother. Liam was somebody I looked up to everyday, such a positive, funny, and kind soul,\u201d Tomlinson\u00a0wrote via Instagram<\/a>\u00a0Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Louis Tomlinson, seen here in 2015, paid tribute to Liam Payne after he died at the age of 31 on Oct. 16.FilmMagic<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomlinson, 32, went on to praise the late musician, whom he met at age 18, for being an \u201cincredible song writer\u201d and being a \u201cvital part of One Direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He felt \u201cbeyond devastated\u201d over Payne\u2019s passing.NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n

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He promised to remain in Payne\u2019s 7-year-old son Bear\u2019s life.Instagram\/babypayneupdates
\n<\/span><\/span>The \u201cBack to You\u201d crooner then addressed Payne directly, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel beyond lucky to have had you in my life but I\u2019m really struggling with the idea of saying goodbye. I\u2019m so grateful that we got even closer since the band, speaking on the phone for hours reminiscing about all the thousands of amazing memories we had together is a luxury I thought I\u2019d have with you for life. I would have loved to share the stage with you again but it wasn\u2019t to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to promise to be a great uncle to Payne\u2019s 7-year-old son, Bear, and tell the little one \u201cstories of how amazing his dad was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The former One Direction bandmates, seen here in 2016, had a rocky relationship.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Payne publicly announced his intention to make amends with Tomlinson in 2023.GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He concluded, \u201cI wish I got chance to say goodbye and tell you one more time how much I loved you. Payno, my boy, one of my best friends, my brother, I love you mate. Sleep well X.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tomlinson, notably, had a complicated relationship with Payne.<\/p>\n

The singers united in 2010 when they formed their pop group with Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik after competing on the UK\u2019s \u201cX Factor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The boy band skyrocketed to fame \u2014 during which time Payne\u00a0started abusing drugs and alcohol.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tomlinson and Payne formed the pop group with Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Niall Horan after competing on \u201cThe X Factor\u201d in 2010.Ken McKay\/Talkback Thames\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The band, seen here in 2013, quickly topped the charts and skyrocketed to fame.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Relationships soured between the bandmates and One Direction officially broke up in 2016.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Payne was called out for\u00a0airing the former band\u2019s dirty laundry\u00a0<\/a>on a podcast. He had notably called Tomlinson \u201crowdy.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he\u00a0vowed a year later to make amends<\/a>\u00a0with Tomlinson and the other ex-bandmembers after dragging them through the mud.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so sorry I was so out of my mind and I didn\u2019t do better for you,\u201d Payne wrote in a lengthy apology to Tomlinson via Instagram\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n

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Payne, seen performing with his band in 2012, admitted that he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse during his time with One Direction.Kevin Kane<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The band, photographed here in 2013, parted ways in 2016.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI feel ashamed in those moments to not be as good of a friend as you have been to me,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAt least I have time now and I\u2019m me again so will try and make amends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payne issued the mea culpa after attending the UK screening of Tomlinson\u2019s \u201cAll of Those Voices\u201d documentary, which explores his own struggles with fame.<\/p>\n

Payne continued to work on himself, revealing in 2023 that he had\u00a0gone to rehab<\/a>\u00a0and was\u00a0more than 100 days sober<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Payne, seen here in 2012, eventually entered rehab and shared that he became sober.FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The late musician had notoriously aired his former bandmates dirty laundry on a podcast in 2022.PA Images\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just days before his death, he also attended Horan\u2019s concert\u00a0in Argentina in an attempt to rekindle their friendship.<\/a><\/p>\n

Payne died on Oct. 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his room at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.<\/p>\n

The National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor\u2019s Office told Page Six of its preliminary autopsy report revealed that the late UK-born artist suffered multiple traumas that led to internal and external bleeding<\/a>\u00a0and he was unable to be revived by first responders on the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur role was to head there quickly, give medical attention and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life,\u201d local emergency medical doctor, Alberto Crescenti said,\u00a0per the US Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Payne, seen here with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy in 2023, died on Oct. 16, 2024, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The former teen heartthrob suffered a fractured skull from the deadly fall.FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBased on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death,\u201d the medical professional added.<\/p>\n

Page Six also confirmed that alcohol and controlled substances were discovered in the pop star\u2019s room after he died.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the position in which the body was left and the injuries from the fall, it is presumed that Payne did not adopt a reflex posture to protect himself and that he could have fallen while in a state of semi or total unconsciousness,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n

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He had been vacationing in Argentina with Cassidy just days before his passing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The fatal incident took place at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement officials said that Payne sustained \u201cextremely serious injuries\u201d and that he was declared dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Prior to his fatal fall, the hotel manager\u00a0called the police<\/a>\u00a0to report that Payne was acting erratically.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a guest who is [allegedly] high and drunk; and when he is conscious, he is destroying his room and we need you to send someone, please. We need you to send someone urgently because I don\u2019t know if his life is in danger,\u201d the employee named Estaban begged in the audio translated from Spanish.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is in a room that has a balcony and we are scared he might be endangering his life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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First responders rushed to the scene but could not revive Payne after his body was found in the hotel courtyard.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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He leaves behind his young son Bear, whom he welcomed with ex Cheryl Cole in 2017.Instagram\/babypayneupdate<\/span><\/figcaption>