Liam Payne filed papers to resign as director of his four music firms on the day of his death

nme.com:

Liam Payne was in the process of walking away from his music firms around the time of his death, according to new reports.The solo artist and former One Direction member died on October 16 following a fatal fall from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

It was later shared by the Argentine prosecutor’s office that the 31-year-old’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Now, it has been reported by outlets like Daily Mail that the late singer was in the process of resigning from his four music firms around the time.They report that new documents have been published, filed at Companies House.

The papers allegedly disclose that on the day of his death, the pop star filed papers to resign from the four companies he channelled his income through for recordings and live shows.One was called Hampton Music Ltd, which was reportedly valued at £17,300 last year, while another was Hampton Records Ltd, which was estimated by the outlet as being worth around £75,000.The documents also report that Payne was looking to step away from the live music firm – Long Play Touring LLP – and from Hampton Publishing Ltd too.

At time of writing, the exact reasons behind Payne wanting to resign from the firms haven’t been confirmed.Following news of his death, it emerged that substances were found in the singer’s system at the time of his fatal balcony fall.