Harry Styles pays tribute to Liam Payne after his tragic death: ‘My heart breaks’ for his family and son Bear
Harry Styles has spoken out about Liam Payne’s death.
The “Watermelon Sugar” singer, 30, released a statement on Thursday after his former One Direction bandmate died Oct. 16 at age 31.
“I am truly devastated by Liam’s passing. His greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it,” he wrote via .
“Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious. He was warm, supportive, and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. I will miss him always, my lovely friend,” he continued.
Styles concluded his heartfelt message by mentioning Payne’s family and other loved ones.
He went on: “My heart breaks for Karen, Geoff, Nicola and Ruth, his son Bear, and all those around the world who knew and loved him, as I did.”
Hours earlier, Styles and the remaining members of One Direction — Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson — released a joint statement together on the tragedy.💟
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly,” they wrote. “The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”
Styles’ mom, Anne Twist, also paid tribute to Payne the night he died.
She on 𒅌;Instagram of a broken heart and wrote, “Just a boy…”
Styles and Payne met when they appeared on “The X Factor UK” in 2010.
The two had original🦋ly auditioned solo, but the judges put a group together to form One Directio♐n.
The group came in third place on the show, but they quickly skyrocketed to become an international phenomenon and the best-selling boy band of all tไime.
After releasing five studio albums together, One Direction went on indefinite hiatus in 2016. Malik, 31, quit the group the year prior.
All five singers went on to pursue solo careers, with Styles easily having the most success. He’s put out three solo albums, gone on two sold-out worldwide tours and won three Grammys. Styles has also starred in several movies including “Dunkirk,” “Don’t Worry Darling” and “My Policeman.”
Payne, meanwhile, released his debut studio album, “LP1,” in 2019. He reportedly postponed his second album this y🍎ear because he 🌳was “struggling” in the music industry before his death.
The “Strip That Down” singer developed alcohol and drug abuse during the peak of One Direction’s success.
Years later, Payne said that staying in the boy band “would’ve killed” him.
“You’re either going to end up a crazy child star who dies at whatever age, or you’re going to live life and actually get on with it,” he recalled on Jessie Ware’s podcast in 2019, adding, “I remember getting to therapy and the guy was like ‘What do you like to do?’ I didn’t know.”
In 2021, Payne talked about Styles’ success on the , saying, “We’ve all had our success in completely different areas, and also musically, we didn’t really go down the same route. I think Harry’s done amazing.”
“I mean, first album he had the one song off which is really really well and then [on] his second album, he found himself,” Payne added.
But the following year, Payn𝓰e criticized his former One Direction bandmates on . He said there were “many reasons” why he disliked Malik.
Payne later walked 🅰back his꧒ comments in after he went to rehab.
“My own frustrations with my own career and where I kind of landed, I took shots at everybody else which is wrong,” the “For You” singer said. “So obviously, I want to apologize for that because that’s definitely not me.”
Payne on his 2023 Grammy wins on social media.
Payne fell to his death from his thi♐rd-floor hotel🌺 room in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Though officials had initally said after the crooner’s death that he had “jumped,” the autopsy report said he had fallen and Communications Director for the Bu🐭enos Aires Secuꦫrity Ministry Pablo Policicchio told Page Six that investigators are still working to determine if it was an accident or intentional.
First responders had rushed to the CasaSur Palermo Hotel late Wednesday, Oct. 16, after receiving an emergency call from the frantic manager about a guest who was “putting hꦦis life at risk” while under the influence of “drugs and alcohol.”
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Witnesses alleged that the British musician was acting “erratic” before his death. He allegedly smashed his laptop in the hotel lobby and was carried back to his room before the fall.
Payne fractured his skull and died instantly of “very serious inju🐭ries,” medical offici🐓als confirmed.
The autopsy concluded his official cause of death was “polytrauma, internal and external hemorrhage,” but internal and external hem🎃orrhages in the skull, thorax, abꦰdomen and limbs “contributed to the mechanism of death,” according to the report.
Additionally, two women had beenꦕ in hisဣ room in the hours before his death.
Payne had been in Argentina since earlier this month with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, 25. The late star went to Horan’s Buenos Aires concert on Oct. 2, and Cassidy left for Florida solo tw🐭o days before his death.
