Liam Payne shared a sweet moment with a friend before his death.
October 17, 2024, published at 5:31 PM ET
Liam Payne shared one last sweet moment with his friend before his death, as his final text messages have been revealed.
RadarOnline.com can now reveal what the singer said to his friend Jodie Richards just hours before his shocking balcony death.
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Payne reached out to his friend Jodie Richards before his death.
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The 31-year-old messaged Richards on Monday and asked her what she was doing, to which she replied that she was at the gym with her son.
Payne replied “nice” before sharing a Snapchat of himself on the bed in his hotel room with a hand on his forehead.
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She replied “Sorry just got home x”, but Payne contacted his friend again two days later and asked her if she was awake.
Richards replied around 8 a.m. and the two messaged back and forth as Payne told her he was “chilling” in Argentina.
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The friends shared one last moment.
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Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy had also remembered the singer a few days earlier when she told fans she was “grateful” for their “simple” relationship.
The model uploaded an image of the pair horse riding to TikTok and showered the former boy band member with love.
Cassidy, Payne’s girlfriend of two years, was staying with him at the CasaSur hotel but left just days before his death.
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The singer’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, also shared this photo of Payne just days before his death.
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The owner told police, “We have a guest who overdosed on drugs and alcohol, and when he’s conscious, he breaks – he breaks the whole room.”
He pleaded while calling 911, “We need to send someone, please.”
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The owner added: “We need someone urgently because I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger.
“He’s in a room with a balcony and we’re a little worried he’s doing something that could put him in danger.”
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Workers heard a loud noise in the hotel courtyard after the call was made, and Payne’s body was discovered just after 5:00 PM local time.
Emergency medical services director Alberto Crescenti told Argentine newspaper Clarin that Payne “suffered very serious injuries after falling from a third floor into a courtyard”, adding that there was “no possibility to resuscitate him”.
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Payne destroyed the hotel room before his balcony collapsed.
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A search of Payne’s hotel room revealed the destruction he left behind, including a broken TV and burnt aluminum foil in a bathtub.
White powder and other drug paraphernalia could also be seen throughout the room, along with a half-drunk glass of champagne.
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