Former One Direction singer, LIAM PAYNE, filed papers to resign as director of his four music firms on the day of his death

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - Former One Direction singer, Liam Payne, 31, reportedly filed papers to resign as director of four of his companies on the day he died.

The British singer fell 45ft from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina suffering fatal injuries on October 16.

Newly published documents at Companies House disclose that on the same date, the pop star filed papers to resign as a director from the four firms he channelled his income through for recordings and live shows.

One called Hampton Music Ltd was valued at £17,300 last year, while the singer’s Hampton Records Ltd – which was worth £300,000 in 2022 - had decreased to just below £75,000, accounts show.

His live music arm, Long Play Touring LLP, also saw its value dwindle from about £135,000 in 2022 to just £17,000 last year.

Finally, his firm Hampton Publishing Ltd was valued at only £729.

Payne had been forced to extend his trip to Argentina after his visa application to stay in the United States was initially refused due to his drug abuse, a close friend has revealed.

The star had travelled to Buenos Aires to renew his 'extraordinary achievement' visa, which would allow him to continue his new life in Florida with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy.

But his application was not granted because he admitted to having abused alcohol and drugs and was forced to undergo psychiatric and medicals tests.

However, it was eventually cleared and he was due to have his passport stamped with the visa just two days after he died in a fall from his hotel balcony.

Payne was given a clean bill of health from the medical and psychiatric tests, his friend claims, but died before he could have his passport stamped with the renewed visa.

'The results of the tests were good,' the friend told the MailOnline. 'Liam was 100 per cent sober.

'He was supposed to have a meeting at the embassy on Thursday and collect his visa on Friday.

'When I last spoke to Liam, I had no idea he that he was going to do anything stupid.' Payne arrived in Argentina with Ms Cassidy on October 1 in time to watch Horan's concert at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires the following evening.