{"id":153582,"date":"2025-03-03T21:36:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/liam-paynes-family-breaks-silence-after-charges-dropped-in-death-case\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T21:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:36:52","slug":"liam-paynes-family-breaks-silence-after-charges-dropped-in-death-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/liam-paynes-family-breaks-silence-after-charges-dropped-in-death-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Payne&#8217;s Family Breaks Silence After Charges Dropped in Death Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The loved ones of Liam Payne have something to say.<\/p>\n<p>About two weeks after a trio of individuals were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/liam-paynes-friend-two-hotel-employees-cleared-of-manslaughter-charges-in-connection-with-singers-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cleared of manslaughter charges<\/a> in the wake of the singer\u2019s tragic death, Payne\u2019s family has released the following statement.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Liam\u2019s death was an unspeakable tragedy. This is a time of tremendous grief and pain for those who knew and loved him.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520564 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-2048x1420.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-960x666.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-1080x749.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-1200x832.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-682476234-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liam Payne attends the \u201cHits 1 In Hollywood\u201d On SiriusXM Hits 1 Channel at The SiriusXM Studios In Los Angeles on May 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/liam-payne-hotel-video-sheds-new-startling-light-on-singers-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Payne fell to his death<\/a> from the balcony of a hotel in Argentina in Octoher.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal charges were initially filed against five people who were believed to have played a role in the tragedy \u2014 including staffers Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi; as well as against Liam\u2019s associate, Roger Nores.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors originally charged Nores with manslaughter for allegedly abandoning the One Direction member just prior to the artist plunging to his death while he was under the influence of alcohol and narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>However, on February 20, the judges <em>dropped<\/em> the manslaughter charge against Nores and two hotel workers after the court ruled there was nothing anyone could have done to save Payne.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne performs during the TAB Everest Race Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on October 13, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.\" class=\"wp-image-520149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne performs during the TAB Everest Race Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on October 13, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.\" class=\"wp-image-520149 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1052031220-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liam Payne performs during the TAB Everest Race Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on October 13, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Hanna Lassen\/Getty Images for The ATC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An autopsy last year revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/10\/liam-paynes-autopsy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Payne had drugs<\/a>, including something known as pink cocaine, in his system upon falling off the aforementioned balcony.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a 911 transcript, an employee said to the operator of Payne after dragging him back to him prior to the horrible accident: \u201cI don\u2019t know whether his life may be in danger. He is in a room with a balcony, and, well, we\u2019re a little afraid \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems apparent, based on surveillance video, that Payne was trying to escape from the hotel room when he crashed to the ground and died.<\/p>\n<p>The star even had bag strapped around his shoulder when his body was discovered; a bag that he did NOT have on him earlier when being carried back to his room.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne attends the New Nobu Opening during the Atlantis, The Royal Grand Reveal Weekend, a new ultra-luxury resort on January 20, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.\" class=\"wp-image-518989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne attends the New Nobu Opening during the Atlantis, The Royal Grand Reveal Weekend, a new ultra-luxury resort on January 20, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.\" class=\"wp-image-518989 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1458032766-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liam Payne attends the New Nobu Opening during the Atlantis, The Royal Grand Reveal Weekend, a new ultra-luxury resort on January 20, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson\/Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Added Payne\u2019s family, now that Payne\u2019s passing is back in the news:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe constant media attention and speculation which has accompanied the process has exacted indescribable, lasting damage on the family, particularly on Liam\u2019s son who is trying to process emotions which no seven-year-old should have to experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family has always wished for privacy to grieve and asks that they be given the space and time to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payne shared 7-year-old son Bear with ex Cheryl Cole at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne arrives at the \" all=\"\" of=\"\" those=\"\" voices=\"\" uk=\"\" premiere=\"\" at=\"\" cineworld=\"\" leicester=\"\" square=\"\" on=\"\" march=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-686x960.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-771x1080.jpg 771w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-857x1200.jpg 857w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Liam Payne arrives at the \" all=\"\" of=\"\" those=\"\" voices=\"\" uk=\"\" premiere=\"\" at=\"\" cineworld=\"\" leicester=\"\" square=\"\" on=\"\" march=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519717 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-686x960.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-771x1080.jpg 771w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-857x1200.jpg 857w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1473997126-1-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liam Payne arrives at the \u201cAll Of Those Voices\u201d UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on March 16, 2023 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kate Green\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in the message, Liam\u2019s father, mother and sisters also expressed gratitude for the Brit Awards\u2019 tribute to their relative at the March 1 ceremony\u2026 which featured a heartwarming compilation of Liam\u2019s career highlights, as well as a rendition of him singing One Direction\u2019s hit \u201cLittle Things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiam was remembered for his phenomenal contribution to British music and for his wider, positive impact on millions of adoring fans the world over,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe joined in that celebration of his life and will forever remember the joy that his music brought to the world. Liam, you are so loved and missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/liam-paynes-family-breaks-silence-after-charges-dropped-in-death-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes The loved ones of Liam Payne have something to say. About two weeks after a trio of individuals were cleared of manslaughter charges in the wake of the singer\u2019s tragic death, Payne\u2019s family has released the following statement. Liam\u2019s death was an unspeakable tragedy. This is a time of tremendous grief [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-153582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}