Liam Payne's former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik released a statement on Thursday saying they are "completely devastated" by his death . Payne died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, officials in Argentina said. He was 31-years-old.

After the death of One Direction's Liam Payne, the band issues a joint statement, while Louis Tomlinson and Zayn mourn him in tribute posts.

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"For the record, Liam was in my opinion the most vital part of One Direction." Louis Tomlinson is mourning his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died suddenly on Wednesday at 31. “I am beyond devastated to be writing this but yesterday I lost a brother,

The singer-songwriter dedicated his new song "Heart of Gold" to the late One Direction band member, who died Wednesday (Oct. 16) at age 31.

After nearly half a decade spent obsessively keeping up with One Direction in my youth, one of the first things I did after finding out Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16 was re-open the Twitter (now X) fan account I dedicated to the band in 2012.