Liam Payne‘s drug use had him “close to death” on a number of events … lengthy earlier than his deadly fall from a lodge balcony in Argentina … no less than in keeping with his buddy, Roger Nores.
In new authorized paperwork from Argentina, obtained by TMZ, Nores recollects Liam’s drug points … claiming the late One Course singer needed to be revived two instances in as a few years.
Nores is charged with abandoning Liam earlier than his deadly fall again in October, and he is defending himself in opposition to prison prices right here … by speaking about Liam’s drug behavior.
Roger says Liam spent the final 12 months out and in of rehab in an try to beat substance abuse … however he says rehab wasn’t profitable and Liam’s habit worsened, to the purpose the place Liam turned to more durable medication, akin to heroin.
Within the paperwork, Nores says Liam was “close to death” in September 2023 because of a “severe intoxication” … resulting in a 3-day hospital keep in Italy.
Nores claims Liam was once more hospitalized twice in London late in 2023 … and in a type of cases, Liam was transported in an ambulance and needed to be resuscitated.
Regardless of the alleged brush with loss of life, Roger claims Liam’s drug behavior obtained worse this 12 months … he says Liam went to rehab in Spain in March, left earlier than finishing remedy, after which relapsed in April and needed to be revived once more.
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The claims Roger lays out within the docs are much like what he informed us for our new documentary, “TMZ Presents: Liam Payne: Who’s to Blame?”
Roger says he is to not blame for Liam’s loss of life, saying within the docs … “I was a friend who loved him very much, who helped him selflessly in everything I could, who spent my own money to help him, and even then it was not enough.”