Former One Direction star Liam Payne dies after falling from balcony in Argentina

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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.

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