Former One Direction member, who died at 31 years of grieving, had made one referring to his funeral 14 years ago. Former One Direction member Liam Payne wrote on X (former Twitter) on December 31, 2010: “If I died would you come to my funeral?”. His fans… remembered the tweet and in a few hours it became viral. After Payne’s memorial, the band’s loyal fans reinstated the suspension and shared photographs from their favorite singer’s funeral, attended by Harry Stiles, Zane Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Neil Horn. A fan replied that “They did” accompanying the post with a collage of former band members, while another commented: “The tragic reunion I didn’t expect to happen at your funeral, Liam. We will miss you. Rest in love”. One Direction became famous in 2010 while competing in “The X Factor”. Despite their success, the boy band was hit when Malik left in 2015, while the remaining members briefly continued their live appearances before they were dissolved in 2016. Liam Payne died on 16 October 2024 at the age of 31. The autopsy found that he had fainted and dropped off the third floor balcony in his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which caused him a skull fracture as well as internal and external bleeding. After eyewitness testimony that he was acting out of proportion before his death, the toxicology report found that he had crack, cocaine, a substance known as “pink cocaine” and a sedative. Three weeks after his death, Payne’s body was flown to the United Kingdom and A alleged drug dealer and a hotel clerk were accused of supplying him with drugs, while an Argentine businessman who identified himself as the star’s manager was charged with leaving. Information from Page Six Photos by Reuters
Liam Payne had tweeted since 2010 about his funeral
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