[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] This Liam Payne report is not for the faint of heart. For their documentary special TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne: Who’s to Blame?, the outlet spoke to a hotel guest who actually witnessed the moment of the singer’s death.
Liam jumped/fell from the balcony of his room at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We’ve since learned this was not an attempt at self harm — as he almost certainly was too high to realize what he was doing and was not conscious at the time he fell.
The current thinking is he was actually trying to escape his room after being carried into it. However, at some point on the balcony he lost consciousness and fell about three stories to a deck by the pool. Video: Liam’s Girlfriend Says ‘I Love You’ In Heartbreaking First TikTok Since His Death CasaSur guest Brett Watson saw the moment for himself.
And he’ll never forget it. He told TMZ: Watson’s room was on the first floor, meaning he didn’t see the One Direction star leave the room — but he saw the fall.
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