One Direction's Liam Payne 'struggled' and had 'difficult' time before tragic death

Rebecca Ferguson is among the famous faces paying tribute to the late singer Liam Payne, and has called out “exploitation and profiteering of young stars” in her statement.According to outlets including Reuters and GMA News, the death of the former One Direction singer was announced via Buenos Aires local newspaper La Nacion. The report shared that Payne fell from the third floor of an Argentine hotel.CNN has since confirmed the British singer’s death via a statement from local authorities.

Martin Scorsese is set to direct the filming of a tribute concert in honour of The Band‘s Robbie Robertson.Robertson died in August 2023, aged 80, and previously Scorsese documented The Band’s farewell show in The Last Waltz, which was released in 1978 and is widely considered an all-time classic music documentary.He scored several of Scorsese’s films, including Raging Bull, Casino, The Wolf Of Wall Street The Irishman and Killers Of The Flower Moon.Now, it has been confirmed that Scorsese will direct the ‘Life Is A Carnival: A Musical Celebration Of Robbie Robertson’ tribute concert, which is due to take place at LA’s Kia Forum tonight (October 17), for a future release.Scorsese will also serve as one of the executive producers of the concert, along with Jared Levine, Keith Wortman and Scooter Weintraub, reports Variety.Among the artists expected to perform at the show are Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, U2 producer Daniel Lanois, Mavis Staples, Margo Price, My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James, Trey Anastasio, Eric Church, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Taj Mahal, Robert Randolph, Nathaniel Rateliff, Allison Russell, Bobby Weir and Lucinda Williams.The house band will also feature Ryan Bingham, Jamey Johnson, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Don Was, John Medeski, Dave Malone, Terence Higgins, Cyril Neville, Mark Mullins and the Levee Horns.You can find further information on the concert here and tickets can be purchased here.The format in which a film of the Robertson concert might come out has not yet been revealed.Meanwhile, Scorsese is also producing a new Beatles documentary coming to Disney+ next month.The film, titled Beatles ’64, is set to arrive exclusively on the streaming platform on

In the days before Liam Payne’s sudden death, his girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted one of his final photos, accompanied by a heartfelt message.

Lorraine Kelly couldn't hide her emotions as she spoke candidly about Liam Payne's tragic death. The former One Direction member, who died at 31 after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony, is survived by his son.

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Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, tragically passed away on Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony in a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Liam Payne's death has been confirmed following a tragic fall from the balcony of his hotel in Argentina.

Britain's Got Talent has suspended filming following the tragic passing of Liam Payne at the age of just 31-years-old.

Liam Payne have been published.The former One Direction member tragically died last night (October 16) aged 31, after reportedly falling from the third floor of an Argentine hotel. CNN has since confirmed the British singer’s death via a statement from local authorities.Now, details of an alleged 911 call made by the hotel’s head of reception have been published by the Mail Online, with the employee reportedly describing “a guest who is off his head on drugs and alcohol.”It was further reported that the head of reception went on to say that “when he is conscious he is destroying everything in the room,” adding: “We need you to send someone, please.'”They also allegedly told the phone operator that they needed help sent “urgently” as “I don’t know if the guest’s life is in danger.

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Lorraine Kelly was visibly moved as she confessed that her thoughts are constantly with Liam Payne's young son, while paying tribute to the late star.The former One Direction member, Liam, tragically passed away at 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.The heartbreaking incident took place following a performance by Niall Horan, his ex-bandmate, which he attended with his partner, Kate Cassidy. Prior to his untimely passing, he had reunited with ex-girlfriend Cheryl to jointly parent their cherished son Bear. During Thursday's episode of Lorraine Kelly's chat show, the Scottish presenter, 64, honoured the singer, saying that the news is "unbelievably heartbreaking".

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Fans are heartbroken following the tragic news that former One Direction star, Liam Payne, has died at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony while on holiday in Argentina. It's reported that Liam was acting unusually in his hotel room at Casa Sur Palmero in Buenos Aires, with hotel staff describing him as "an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol". Local media reports suggest that Liam was seen "acting erratically in the hotel lobby and smashed his laptop' before he 'had to be carried back to his room." In a devastating turn of events, shortly after this call, hotel staff reported hearing a loud noise in the courtyard.

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