How long was Liam Payne partying before his death?
The investigation into the One Direction singer’s death continues to paint a picture of a turbulent final few days… leading up to a tragic fall.
Liam leapt to his death from the balcony of his room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. But when did he get to the hotel?
He had been in the city since September 30 for Niall Horan‘s concert. He and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy were there together at first. They shared several Snapchats from a vacation spot that looked way different. Notably it was on the ground floor. But Kate left on October 12, and he moved to a smaller room — we assumed right to the CasaSur, where he partied way too hard without her.
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However, there was a step we missed. Three sources told People on Friday that Liam was “kicked out” of another hotel before getting his room at the CasaSur! That hotel was the Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires. So he was behaving erratically there, too? Apparently so. One source told the outlet the Palacio Duhau gave him the boot “because he was being a nuisance and disturbing the other guests and appeared intoxicated.”
Damn. And that was before the CasaSur?? Oof. What we’ve heard of Liam’s time there likely would also have gotten him kicked out… if he’d survived it.
The hotel’s receptionist called 911 before the singer’s death, telling police he was aggressive, “high on drugs,” and blacking out. The worker even warned he might be in danger being so intoxicated with a balcony room four stories up.
Most recently a fellow hotel guest described her experience with the Strip That Down artist, and the whole thing is so upsetting. She described him as “desperate” and keen to be recognized, talking to anyone who would listen, even telling her he was “so f**ked up” because he was “in a boyband.” But he was also allegedly angry and aggressive, even smashing his laptop after getting some bad news. She said she assumed he was getting kicked out any minute when the news came he was dead.
From investigators we know Liam had trashed his room, as well. The place was filled with drug paraphernalia. And he wasn’t alone. At some point just hours before his death, there were a couple girls in the room with him.
It sounds more and more like Liam was looking for any port in a storm, anything to help him not feel overwhelmed. Such a sad ending to his story…
[Image via MEGA/WENN/Liam Payne/Snapchat.]