Liam Payne pal Roger Nores sues One Direction star’s dad for smearing name after hotel death

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obtained by TMZ.Nores argued in the court filing that he was “dear friends” with Payne — but “never agreed to be and was never the caretaker of Liam.”He also denied giving the star “any recreational drugs” or “controlled any prescribed medications” before his fatal fall.Nores and four others were hit with manslaughter and drug-related charges last month after Argentine authorities accused them of knowing Payne was extremely intoxicated the night he died — but failed to intervene and keep him away from the balcony of his CasaSur hotel room back on Oct.

16.Payne’s autopsy later determined the singer had a toxic mixture of drugs in his system, including crack and so-called “pink cocaine” — a mix of ketamine and other drugs.The energy tycoon argued in his suit that Payne struggled for years with addiction, and claimed to have repeatedly warned the star’s dad that he couldn’t “support” the crooner in the way he needed in the months before his death.Nores allegedly sent an email to the Payne’s father last August, saying he “could not further as a friend devote the same time to support Liam,” according to the filing.

He then allegedly spoke with Geoff Payne the next month and urged him to come to the star’s home in Wellington, Florida to take care of his son.

Nores alleged that Geoff had enlisted Payne’s bodyguard, Bledar Vata, to be a “paid caretaker” for the star, the court papers state.