Liam Payne fans outraged over close friend's $10m lawsuit against singer's grieving dad
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Fans of Liam Payne are furious as the star's grieving father is hit with legal action in the wake of his son's death. Geoff Payne, the dad of the late One Direction singer, has been named in a US defamation lawsuit by the singer’s friend Roger Nores, whose name has come up several times during the investigation into Liam's death.
The 31-year-old British musician died from "polytrauma", meaning multiple traumatic injuries, after he fell from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires in October, a UK inquest opening heard earlier this month. Five people were later charged over his death, including Mr Nores who was accused of manslaughter, with Argentinian prosecutors claiming he "abandoned" the singer and failed in his duty of care responsibilities.
In the legal complaint filed in Florida on Wednesday, Mr Nores claimed that Liam’s father made sworn declarations to Argentine officials which were "false, contained material omissions, and many parts were not based on personal knowledge". The contested statements include allegations that Payne was in the care of Mr Nores and Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy "due to his addictions", according to the lawsuit.
However, the court documents claim Mr Nores’ relationship with the late singer was misrepresented, noting the pair had a "dear mutual friendship" but insisted he "never had a legal duty of care" towards him. Mr Nores lawsuit has sparked a furious reaction on social media, with many fans of Liam shocked he would add to a grieving father's distress just months after his son's death.
