Drugs are the only thing to blame in the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, according to a close friend who was cleared last month of charges he was involved with the singer's death.

"You start seeing a chain of events, and it was just bad luck," the businessman said of Payne's death Rogelio "Roger" Nores, a friend of the late Liam Payne, opened up about his friendship with the One Direction singer after being cleared of manslaughter charges related to his death.

Roger Nores discusses Liam Payne’s tragic death, the dropped manslaughter charges, and media backlash in an exclusive interview.

Former One Direction star Liam Payne died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony. His friend, Roger Nores, blames drugs, despite being cleared of any involvement. The court confirmed drugs were in Payne's system,

Liam Payne's family broke their silence after manslaughter charges were dropped against three men in connection with his death in a statement shared with the 'BBC' on Sunday, March 2. The One Direction alum died in October 2024 at the age of 31.

Kate Cassidy is opening up about the death of her boyfriend Liam Payne. The 25-year-old shared it has been “really hard to accept” losing the former One Direction member after his tragic death in October after falling off a hotel balcony in Argentina.

Mr Nores said last week he was 'delighted' to be cleared of any involvement in Liam's death ... Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires who made a 911 call moments before Payne died, and its head of ...

The family's statement comes after manslaughter charges were dropped against hotel staff Gilda Martin, Esteban Grassi and Liam's associate, Roger Nores, in the case surrounding the One Direction star's death.

Longtime girlfriend of Liam Payne, Kate Cassidy, opened up about the One Direction star's death during her first television interview since the incident. Cassidy appeared on the U.K. morning show, Lorraine,

Bear — whom Payne shared with ex Cheryl Cole — “is trying to process emotions which no 7-year-old should have to experience,” the family said in a statement.

In her first television interview since Liam Payne’s death, the star’s girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, said she is still ‘working on accepting’ that he is gone

Liam Payne was remembered at the 2025 BRIT Awards ... Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16, 2024, after falling off a balcony at CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In a press release by the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office ...