00:00Liam Payne's last hours were revealed in never-before-seen photos
00:04obtained by the Daily Mail from police in Argentina.
00:07One image shows the singer swinging on a pole the night before he died.
00:11He was also seen chatting with staff at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires
00:16and later socializing with two women whom police identified as prostitutes.
00:21Payne texted a photo to one of the escorts the morning he passed.
00:25It would take years for those closest to Payne to speak publicly about the loss.
00:29This was back in March.
00:30Like, it's so difficult to lose a friend.
00:33It's difficult to lose any friend, but it's so difficult to lose a friend who is, like,
00:40so like you in so many ways.
00:43Harry Styles is still reeling over the difficult death of his One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne.
00:49In a candid conversation with Apple Music's Zayn Lowe,
00:52the 32-year-old singer offered a rare and deeply personal look
00:55at how Payne's passing has affected him
00:58and why he still struggles to talk about it.
01:00I mean, full transparency, it's, like, something that I,
01:05even the idea of talking about it,
01:08feel like I struggle with that a little bit, even.
01:11Payne died in October 2024 at the age of 31
01:14after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
01:18The loss sent shockwaves through fans around the world
01:20and, of course, through the members of One Direction,
01:23who rose to global fame together after being formed on The X Factor in 2010.
01:28Styles shared that in the immediate aftermath,
01:31he wrestled with an unexpected part of grief, the public nature of it.
01:34I think there was a period when he passed away
01:41where I really struggled with
01:45kind of, like, acknowledging
01:51how strange it is
01:55to have people kind of, like, own part of your grief, in a way.
02:01He said he had such strong feelings about losing his friend,
02:05but was also aware there was a desire from other people
02:07for him to publicly convey those emotions
02:09or risk people questioning what he was feeling.
02:13Styles described Payne as someone with the kindest heart
02:15who just wanted to be great,
02:17calling him a super special person
02:19and adding simply,
02:20really sad.
02:21Following Payne's death,
02:22Styles reunited with former bandmates Niall Horan,
02:25Louis Tomlinson,
02:26and Zayn Malek at his funeral.
02:29And the group released a joint statement
02:30saying they were devastated
02:32and would take time to grieve the loss of their brother.
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