Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, formerly of pop group One Direction, said in a statement released Thursday that they are “completely devastated” by the death of their former bandmate Liam Payne, who they called their “brother.”
“The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us,” Styles, Horan, Malik and Tomlinson said in a joint statement posted Thursday to the band’s Instagram page. “We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”
Their statement added: “In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.”
Payne died on Wednesday after falling from the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 31.
The police investigation into the circumstances of his death is ongoing, according to police in Buenos Aires.
“I am truly devastated by Liam’s passing. His greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it,” Styles wrote in a separate statement posted to his Instagram page Thursday. “Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious.”
Styles wrote that the years he spent with Payne, who he described as “warm supportive, and incredibly loving,” will always remain “among the most cherished years of my life.”
Tomlinson also separately paid tribute to Payne, writing on his Instagram page earlier on Thursday that he is “beyond devastated” about the loss of Payne, who he called “a brother.”
“Liam was somebody I looked up to eve
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