News | Entertainment
28 Nov 2024 9:51
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Liam Payne's "very dear friend" has insisted he didn't abandon the late star in the hours leading up to his death

    The One Direction singer passed away last month after falling from his hotel balcony and now Rogelio Nores, who is known as Roger, has told how he saw him less than an hour before his fatal fall as he dismissed claims police had raided his Buenos Aires home in connection to the tragedy


    Roger told MailOnline: "I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel three times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened.

    "There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left.

    "I could have never imagined something like this would happen.

    "I've given my statement to the prosecutor on October 17 as a witness and I haven't spoken to any police officer or prosecutor ever since.

    "I wasn't Liam's manager he was just my very dear friend and please refer to the email I sent to Liam and his team on August 23.

    "I'm really heart-broken with this tragedy, and I've been missing my friend every day."

    Roger's statement came after police placed three people, a "friend" of the 'Strip That Down' hitmaker and two hotel employees, under official suspicion over Liam's death.

    They have been arrested in relation to "abandonment of a person followed by death, supply and facilitation of narcotics", a statement from the office of prosecutor Andres Esteban Madrea confirmed.

    It added: "Liam Payne was not fully conscious or was experiencing a state of noticeable decrease or loss of consciousness at the time of the fall."

    The statement also said one of the accused "accompanied the artist on a daily basis" while he was staying in Argentina.

    A hotel employee is also accused of supplying Liam with cocaine twice while he stayed at the hotel, the statement said.

    And third person is accused of supplying drugs to the singer twice during his stay on October 14.

    The prosecutor's office added it had heard a string of testimonies and analysed hundreds of hours of CCTV footage in connection with the investigation.

    And they said a "forensic extraction" had been carried out on Liam's mobile phone, which involved trawls of his calls, messages and social media accounts.

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     28 Nov: Sean Ono Lennon was surrounded by "cosmic woo-woo stuff" as a child
     28 Nov: Karol G feels "incredibly proud" to have her own Bratz doll
     28 Nov: Ed Sheeran has apologised to Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim for interrupting him during a live TV interview
     28 Nov: Demi Lovato found making 'Child Star' to be a "healing" experience
     28 Nov: Shay Mitchell loves the challenge of motherhood
     28 Nov: Jelly Roll has "hurt a lot of people" in his life
     28 Nov: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson loved working with his daughters on 'Moana 2'
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Auckland's NPC team are on the hunt for a new head coach More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The Reserve Bank remains concerned about domestic inflation, as it points to more OCR cuts next year following the latest 50 basis point cut More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Sean Ono Lennon was surrounded by "cosmic woo-woo stuff" as a child 9:41

    Law and Order:
    A warning to pet owners to remain vigilant about an SPCA impersonation scam 9:27

    Entertainment:
    Karol G feels "incredibly proud" to have her own Bratz doll 9:11

    Health & Safety:
    Officials expect further testing of water from the Waikato River will help them start to understand the cause of elevated arsenic levels 9:07

    Entertainment:
    Ed Sheeran has apologised to Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim for interrupting him during a live TV interview 8:41

    Entertainment:
    Demi Lovato found making 'Child Star' to be a "healing" experience 8:11

    Business:
    The Reserve Bank remains concerned about domestic inflation, as it points to more OCR cuts next year following the latest 50 basis point cut 8:06

    Law and Order:
    The Institute of Directors says it's working through the judgement on former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson 7:56

    Politics:
    Pakistan police arrest 954 people after Imran Khan protesters defy authorities and march into Islamabad 7:56

    Business:
    A tale of two economies, for now 7:46


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd