“If he is conscious, he will destroy the entire room and we need you to send someone,” the worker reportedly claimed, adding that the guest's life was in danger because his room had a balcony. AAP Reports.

Payne, 31, was confirmed dead on Wednesday after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel room shortly after 5pm (local time).

“Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” the police statement said. AFP Reports.

It is understood the investigation into Payne's death is ongoing.

Photos of Payne's body released to TMZ have since been removed from the media. The website faced backlash over the “creepy and indefensible” images, with fans calling them “deplorable.”

The tributes to the late pop star are piling up.

Payne was in the middle of an argument with his ex-partner Maya Henry metro As he reported this week, he faced legal action from the 23-year-old model, who “issued a cease and desist letter” after he claimed he had “continuously contacted her, using various iCloud accounts to continue to get in touch”. The couple separated in 2022.

In 2023, Payne was hospitalized with severe kidney pain during a visit to Lake Como in Italy. The incident came after he was forced to cancel the South American leg due to a “severe kidney infection,” which saw him previously hospitalized.

Payne has a seven-year-old son, Bear Grey, with his ex-partner Cheryl Cole.

“We still have so much love for each other as a family,” Cole said on Twitter at the time of their split. “Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate this situation together.”

Payne rose to international fame with the boy band One Direction, which was formed in the seventh season of One Direction and came in third place The X Factor in 2010.

The group, consisting of Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, is one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

Malik left the group in 2015 and in 2016 the remaining band members confirmed their separation.

Payne opened up about how stressful One Direction was, revealing he “hated” his life in the band. “We were definitely overworked,” he said. “I just lived for so long like this reclusive pop star who was afraid of people and just stayed inside all the time. I had to stop.”

After the band disbanded, Payne launched a solo career and has sold more than 23 million singles and three million albums as a solo artist.

In recent years he has been involved in charity work, including raising millions with Soccer Aid, with Payne leading Team England in a charity match in 2022. Payne supported Unicef ​​and raised funds for youth programs in Wolverhampton.

In 2023, Payne admitted that he had been in “bad shape” the previous year and revealed that he had spent 100 days in a wellness clinic in Louisiana. He was also open about his mental health, revealing that he found solace in art and poetry.

Payne had publicly expressed his problems after One Direction's dissolution. “I got a little off track and just couldn't really figure out what was making me sad,” he said GQ, also revealed that she struggled with substance abuse. “I had reached a peak where I knew drinking would get me; I had to do something about it.”

The former bandmates “really stuck by me,” Payne said in a 2023 YouTube video. “When I needed them the most, they kind of came to my rescue.”

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