Liam Payne was seemingly in a great place together with his sobriety months earlier than his tragic dying in Buenos Aires … TMZ has discovered.
Sources with direct information inform TMZ … the One Path alum was very vocal about being sober within the late spring/early summer time of 2024 … telling individuals in his inside circle working with him that he was on the wagon.
We’re informed these round him noticed no warning indicators of both drug or alcohol abuse on the time.
In reality, sources say Liam was usually in good spirits … though he wasn’t engaged on any music, nor was there a One Path reunion on the horizon.
Liam had beforehand opened up about his sobriety journey in 2023, posting a YouTube video the place he candidly shared he had completed a 100-day stint in a rehab facility. Within the video, LP famous he had been sober for practically 6 months.
That is a strikingly totally different image than the one painted by Argentinian officers, who spoke out after the singer’s deadly fall from a resort balcony Wednesday.
The Buenos Aires Safety Ministry and Argentinian State Police addressed the continuing investigation Thursday, disclosing that each clonazepam and a white powder had been found in Liam’s room on the CasaSur Palermo Lodge after the tragedy.
The white powder in query is presently being analyzed by authorities … state police added.
Moreover, within the moments main as much as Liam’s dying, a resort staffer positioned an emergency name … reporting a visitor was “overwhelmed” by medicine and alcohol. There was already concern for Liam’s security, with the worker noting the workers had not been in a position to entry the resort room for a number of days.
Images from inside Liam’s resort room showcased a chaotic scene, too … the place the tv was left smashed up and different damaged gadgets had been found on the ground.
A police official later declared the singer “had jumped from the balcony of his room.” Nonetheless, the investigation into the dying remains to be ongoing.
Liam is survived by his 7-year-old son, Bear … who he welcomed with ex Cheryl Cole in 2017.
