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CNN
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Friend of Liam Payne who was with singer before his death says loved ones ‘tried really hard to help' him with his sobriety
Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne who was one of the last people to see the former One Direction singer alive, believes that Payne's death was the result of an 'extremely unfortunate' series of events. Payne fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel he was staying at in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October, local police told CNN at the time. He was 31. Five people were charged in connection with Payne's death in January, according to local prosecutors. Nores was one of those individuals, but his charges and those of two others have since been dismissed. A hotel employee and a local waiter were detained on charges related to supplying Payne with cocaine during his stay at the hotel. Nores told CNN en Español's Cecilia Dominguez in an interview Tuesday that when he left Payne around an hour before his fall, 'he was doing ok, he was being Liam.' Nores never could have imagined that Payne would've died that day. 'It was very hard to see it coming,' he said. Nores and Payne had traveled to Buenos Aires together for what he described as a personal trip and so Payne could see his former band mate Niall Horan's concert. 'He was just a guy who enjoyed life and he liked traveling to places and seeing people and honestly, he was happy. It's not like he was sad or depressed,' Nores said. 'What happened was extremely unfortunate.' The two, along with Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy, spent time together having fun and doing 'normal' activities like bowling and seeing movies, Nores said. Payne 'had stayed sober' during the trip, according to Nores. Days before Payne fell, Cassidy left Buenos Aires to return home. Prior to Payne's death, someone provided him with drugs, Nores said. It was later determined that the singer had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system before his death, according to Argentinian prosecutors. 'I don't think the drugs killed him,' Nores said. 'I think this was really unfortunate and a proper accident.' Nores and Payne met in 2020 and quickly developed a close friendship. Now, he says he is focused on moving forward in grieving Payne, who he described as 'one of the best friends I ever had in my life.' An investigation into Payne's death was launched in October. Nores, along with the manager of the hotel where the incident occurred and the head of reception, were dismissed of charges after they were investigated for negligent homicide, according to court documents reviewed by CNN en Español. The hotel employee and local waiter who remain detained could face up to 15 years in prison, according to court documents. The local waiter's attorney said in December that his client was not guilty and that they'd be appealing the charge, according to the New York Times. Payne spoke openly about his struggles with substance abuse and his mental health. The singer marked six months of sobriety in the summer of 2023 after completing treatment in a US facility. He was gearing up to kick off a new South American tour in September of that year but postponed the scheduled dates after suffering a kidney infection. 'He was smart enough to surround himself by a really healthy environment, and the family and the people around him, they tried their best,' Nores said. 'They tried really hard to help but at the end of the day, this was Liam's decision.' Prior to his death, Payne had also already filmed his turn on Netflix's 'Building the Band,' according to the Hollywood Reporter, a singing competition show on which he served as a judge alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland. While the streamer has not yet announced a release date for the upcoming season of the show, Netflix is reportedly planning to move forward with streaming it. Payne's death shocked the music industry and his millions of fans around the world, sparking a global outpouring of grief for the singer who brought joy to many through his music. He rocketed to global stardom as part of One Direction, one of Britain's biggest boybands, which was created on the British X Factor in 2010. The group announced an 'indefinite hiatus' in 2016. Payne was laid to rest during a funeral in England which his former bandmates – Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Horan and Louis Tomlinson – attended. CNN's Max Saltman and Christian Edwards, and CNNE's Manuela Castro contributed to this report.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Friend of Liam Payne who was with singer before his death says loved ones ‘tried really hard to help' him with his sobriety
Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne who was one of the last people to see the former One Direction singer alive, believes that Payne's death was the result of an 'extremely unfortunate' series of events. Payne fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel he was staying at in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October, local police told CNN at the time. He was 31. Five people were charged in connection with Payne's death in January, according to local prosecutors. Nores was one of those individuals, but his charges and those of two others have since been dismissed. A hotel employee and a local waiter were detained on charges related to supplying Payne with cocaine during his stay at the hotel. Nores told CNN en Español's Cecilia Dominguez in an interview Tuesday that when he left Payne around an hour before his fall, 'he was doing ok, he was being Liam.' Nores never could have imagined that Payne would've died that day. 'It was very hard to see it coming,' he said. Nores and Payne had traveled to Buenos Aires together for what he described as a personal trip and so Payne could see his former band mate Niall Horan's concert. 'He was just a guy who enjoyed life and he liked traveling to places and seeing people and honestly, he was happy. It's not like he was sad or depressed,' Nores said. 'What happened was extremely unfortunate.' The two, along with Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy, spent time together having fun and doing 'normal' activities like bowling and seeing movies, Nores said. Payne 'had stayed sober' during the trip, according to Nores. Days before Payne fell, Cassidy left Buenos Aires to return home. Prior to Payne's death, someone provided him with drugs, Nores said. It was later determined that the singer had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system before his death, according to Argentinian prosecutors. 'I don't think the drugs killed him,' Nores said. 'I think this was really unfortunate and a proper accident.' Nores and Payne met in 2020 and quickly developed a close friendship. Now, he says he is focused on moving forward in grieving Payne, who he described as 'one of the best friends I ever had in my life.' An investigation into Payne's death was launched in October. Nores, along with the manager of the hotel where the incident occurred and the head of reception, were dismissed of charges after they were investigated for negligent homicide, according to court documents reviewed by CNN en Español. The hotel employee and local waiter who remain detained could face up to 15 years in prison, according to court documents. The local waiter's attorney said in December that his client was not guilty and that they'd be appealing the charge, according to the New York Times. Payne spoke openly about his struggles with substance abuse and his mental health. The singer marked six months of sobriety in the summer of 2023 after completing treatment in a US facility. He was gearing up to kick off a new South American tour in September of that year but postponed the scheduled dates after suffering a kidney infection. 'He was smart enough to surround himself by a really healthy environment, and the family and the people around him, they tried their best,' Nores said. 'They tried really hard to help but at the end of the day, this was Liam's decision.' Prior to his death, Payne had also already filmed his turn on Netflix's 'Building the Band,' according to the Hollywood Reporter, a singing competition show on which he served as a judge alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland. While the streamer has not yet announced a release date for the upcoming season of the show, Netflix is reportedly planning to move forward with streaming it. Payne's death shocked the music industry and his millions of fans around the world, sparking a global outpouring of grief for the singer who brought joy to many through his music. He rocketed to global stardom as part of One Direction, one of Britain's biggest boybands, which was created on the British X Factor in 2010. The group announced an 'indefinite hiatus' in 2016. Payne was laid to rest during a funeral in England which his former bandmates – Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Horan and Louis Tomlinson – attended. CNN's Max Saltman and Christian Edwards, and CNNE's Manuela Castro contributed to this report.
CNN
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Friend of Liam Payne who was with singer before his death says loved ones ‘tried really hard to help' him with his sobriety
Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne who was one of the last people to see the former One Direction singer alive, believes that Payne's death was the result of an 'extremely unfortunate' series of events. Payne fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel he was staying at in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October, local police told CNN at the time. He was 31. Five people were charged in connection with Payne's death in January, according to local prosecutors. Nores was one of those individuals, but his charges and those of two others have since been dismissed. A hotel employee and a local waiter were detained on charges related to supplying Payne with cocaine during his stay at the hotel. Nores told CNN en Español's Cecilia Dominguez in an interview Tuesday that when he left Payne around an hour before his fall, 'he was doing ok, he was being Liam.' Nores never could have imagined that Payne would've died that day. 'It was very hard to see it coming,' he said. Nores and Payne had traveled to Buenos Aires together for what he described as a personal trip and so Payne could see his former band mate Niall Horan's concert. 'He was just a guy who enjoyed life and he liked traveling to places and seeing people and honestly, he was happy. It's not like he was sad or depressed,' Nores said. 'What happened was extremely unfortunate.' The two, along with Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy, spent time together having fun and doing 'normal' activities like bowling and seeing movies, Nores said. Payne 'had stayed sober' during the trip, according to Nores. Days before Payne fell, Cassidy left Buenos Aires to return home. Prior to Payne's death, someone provided him with drugs, Nores said. It was later determined that the singer had alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system before his death, according to Argentinian prosecutors. 'I don't think the drugs killed him,' Nores said. 'I think this was really unfortunate and a proper accident.' Nores and Payne met in 2020 and quickly developed a close friendship. Now, he says he is focused on moving forward in grieving Payne, who he described as 'one of the best friends I ever had in my life.' An investigation into Payne's death was launched in October. Nores, along with the manager of the hotel where the incident occurred and the head of reception, were dismissed of charges after they were investigated for negligent homicide, according to court documents reviewed by CNN en Español. The hotel employee and local waiter who remain detained could face up to 15 years in prison, according to court documents. The local waiter's attorney said in December that his client was not guilty and that they'd be appealing the charge, according to the New York Times. Payne spoke openly about his struggles with substance abuse and his mental health. The singer marked six months of sobriety in the summer of 2023 after completing treatment in a US facility. He was gearing up to kick off a new South American tour in September of that year but postponed the scheduled dates after suffering a kidney infection. 'He was smart enough to surround himself by a really healthy environment, and the family and the people around him, they tried their best,' Nores said. 'They tried really hard to help but at the end of the day, this was Liam's decision.' Prior to his death, Payne had also already filmed his turn on Netflix's 'Building the Band,' according to the Hollywood Reporter, a singing competition show on which he served as a judge alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland. While the streamer has not yet announced a release date for the upcoming season of the show, Netflix is reportedly planning to move forward with streaming it. Payne's death shocked the music industry and his millions of fans around the world, sparking a global outpouring of grief for the singer who brought joy to many through his music. He rocketed to global stardom as part of One Direction, one of Britain's biggest boybands, which was created on the British X Factor in 2010. The group announced an 'indefinite hiatus' in 2016. Payne was laid to rest during a funeral in England which his former bandmates – Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Horan and Louis Tomlinson – attended. CNN's Max Saltman and Christian Edwards, and CNNE's Manuela Castro contributed to this report.
Express Tribune
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Drugs killed Liam, insists late singer's friend
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. Rogelio "Roger" Nores, speaking to Reuters on Friday alongside his lawyer, described Payne's October fall from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony as "bad luck" and a "tragedy." Nores and two employees at the hotel where Payne died were cleared by a court in February of any wrongdoing. Two other people remain detained awaiting trial over accusations they plied the 31-year-old Payne with cocaine during his stay in Buenos Aires. "As a friend, you see them having a drugs problem and you do what you can but at the end of the day it's their decision," said Nores. "You start seeing a chain of events and it was just bad luck, it happened in a way that ended in tragedy." Payne was known for his stint in one of the most popular boy bands of all time, One Direction, created by Simon Cowell from contestants on the UK version of TV show The X Factor in 2010. Payne met Nores, a businessman, in 2020, later visiting him at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, according to Nores, a dual US-Argentina citizen. "The last six months of his life we were together every single day, all the time, along with our girlfriends at that time," Nores said. Nores had last seen Payne that afternoon in the hotel, said his lawyer. Argentine prosecutors had argued that Nores' closeness with Payne, and his alleged role as the singer's manager – a role Nores and his lawyer denied – made him responsible in his death. Prosecutors said Payne's autopsy showed at the time of his death he had "large quantities" of cocaine and alcohol in his system. Nores' lawyer, Rafael Cuneo Libarona, said that Nores had sent Payne's family an email the month of his death recommending he be sent to a rehabilitation facility. "It's hard for someone famous to say no to drugs," Cuneo Libarona said. "Cocaine, 'tusi' (pink cocaine), crack, heroin are all drugs that are really accessible to famous people and there are so many dealers." "So let's not look for who's guilty, it's the drugs that are at fault," he said. Despite being cleared by the court, fans are still upset with him, said Nores. "When someone you grew up with, with their voice, their songs, and all of a sudden they're gone, it's hard to deal with," Nores said. "They're trying to find an explanation." Reuters
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Drugs to blame in Liam Payne's death, close friend says
By Horacio Fernando Soria and Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - 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. Rogelio "Roger" Nores, speaking to Reuters on Friday alongside his lawyer, described Payne's October fall from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony as "bad luck" and a "tragedy." See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Nores and two employees at the hotel where Payne died were cleared by a court in February of any wrongdoing. Two other people remain detained awaiting trial over accusations they plied the 31-year-old Payne with cocaine during his stay in Buenos Aires. "As a friend, you see them having a drugs problem and you do what you can but at the end of the day it's their decision," said Nores. "You start seeing a chain of events and it was just bad luck, it happened in a way that ended in tragedy." Payne was known for his stint in one of the most popular boy bands of all time, One Direction, created by Simon Cowell from contestants on the UK version of TV show "The X Factor" in 2010. Payne met Nores, a businessman, in 2020, later visiting him at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, according to Nores, a dual U.S.-Argentina citizen. "The last six months of his life we were together every single day, all the time, along with our girlfriends at that time," Nores said. Nores had last seen Payne that afternoon in the hotel, said his lawyer. Argentine prosecutors had argued that Nores' closeness with Payne, and his alleged role as the singer's manager - a role Nores and his lawyer denied - made him responsible in his death. Prosecutors said Payne's autopsy showed at the time of his death he had "large quantities" of cocaine and alcohol in his system. Nores' lawyer, Rafael Cuneo Libarona, said that Nores had sent Payne's family an email the month of his death recommending he be sent to a rehabilitation facility. "It's hard for someone famous to say no to drugs," Cuneo Libarona said. "Cocaine, 'tusi' (pink cocaine), crack, heroin are all drugs that are really accessible to famous people and there are so many dealers." "So let's not look for who's guilty, it's the drugs that are at fault," he said. Despite being cleared by the court, fans are still upset with him, said Nores. "When someone you grew up with, with their voice, their songs, and all of a sudden they're gone, it's hard to deal with," Nores said. "They're trying to find an explanation."
