Liam Payne's ex-fianceé has revealed the heartbreaking comments the singer made before his sudden death at age 31.
The former One Direction star tragically passed away on Wednesday, October 16, after reportedly falling from a third-floor room balcony in the Hotel CasaSur in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Before news of the 'Strip That Down' musician's shock death circulated online, his ex-fianceé, Maya Henry, opened up about her tumultuous relationship with Payne on the podcast The Internet Is Dead.
The influencer, who was with the singer from 2018 to 2022, claimed that Payne continued to contact her after their break-up. The constant contact forced her to allegedly issue a cease and desist letter just last week, according to Daily Mail.
"He would always message me ever since we broke up, like 'Oh, I’m not well.’ He would always play with death and be like 'Well, I’m gonna die. I’m not doing well,'" Henry said.
The 23-year-old told podcast hosts: "I know the lifestyle he lives and there is a day something bad is going to happen so I would always be like 'OK he's saying these things, I have to help him, if I don't I'll never be able to live with myself if something does happen to him,'" she added.
She described her ex's messages as a “manipulation tactic” to make her feel bad for him despite them not being together.
“There was one time I tried to get him help and then he was not taking it,” she continued. “He would text my mom, ‘I’m not doing well, have Maya contact me,’ because I wouldn’t respond," cited by Page Six. “It’s just always the same cycle.”
Henry hasn't issued a personal statement following news of the 'You and I' singer's death but her representative told Daily Mail: "Right now she is obviously in shock."
The outlet claimed that the model only found out when a member of her team was contacted by a reporter.
According to a report by BBC News, authorities responded to an emergency call, reportedly made by the hotel manager, about an "aggressive man who may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol" and was "destroying the room," per AP News.
While there was no confirmation that this call was about Payne, the hotel manager expressed concerns about the accessible balcony in the guest's room. Shortly after cops arrived, a loud sound was heard from the hotel’s courtyard, and Payne's body was found.
Alberto Crescenti, the head of the state emergency medical system, has also released a statement to Argentina's Todo Noticias TV channel adding further details.
"At 17.04 through the 911 integrated public safety system, we were alerted of a person who was in an internal courtyard of the management of a south house hotel," the statement read, per The Mirror.
"At 17.11 a SAME team arrived and verified the death of this man and later we found out that he was a singer in a musical group. Unfortunately, he had injuries that were incompatible with life, as a result of his fall, so we had to confirm his death, there was no possibility of resuscitation," he added.
Our thoughts continue to be with Payne's loved ones at this time.
