Liam Payne was ‘sectioned’ after suffering an overdose in the months before his death in October last year, a close friend of the late singer has claimed. The former One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16 after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Recording Academy remembered Liam Payne during the 2025 Grammys on Sunday, February 2, nearly five months after his death. Footage of Payne during his One Direction days was shown at the top of the In Memoriam segment. His voice could be heard as music played in the background.

The new Rolling Stone exposé delves into the spiral of addiction and mental health struggles the former 1D singer faced before his shock death at 31 last year.