Liam Payne was ‘erratic’, smashed laptop before death

One Direction star Liam Payne smashed his laptop and had to be carried to his hotel room in the lead-up to his death, it has been reported.

Liam Payne was reportedly struggling with his mental health in moments before he died Wednesday.

Several eyewitnesses told TMZ that the former One Direction member had been “acting erratic” in the lobby of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Argentina, where he had been staying as a guest, the New York Post’s Page Six reports.

He reportedly smashed his laptop and had to be carried back to his room due to his behaviour.

At about 5pm local time, Payne reportedly fell from his hotel balcony, which was on the third floor. It’s unclear whether the incident was intentional or accidental.

Liam Payne was posting to Snapchat in the lead-up to his death. Picture: Snapchat

Forensic workers and police officers work at the hotel where Payne died. Picture: Juan Mabromata / AFP

Page Six has reached out to reps for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Photos obtained by TMZ showed the singer lying on the ground outside the hotel. Police and first responders were on the scene.

Despite claims Payne was behaving unusual, he posted a series of videos on Snapchat Wednesday, which he appeared well and even said he was “having a lovely day” in Argentina in one of them.

The star reportedly smashed his laptop and had to be assisted back to his room in the hotel. Picture: Juan Mabromata / AFP

The “What Makes You Beautiful” singer was in the South American country to support one of his fellow former One Direction members Niall Horan, who had a show there.

Payne was in Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy. However, he had been recently preparing for a legal battle with his ex Maya Henry, according to the Daily Mail.

Earlier this week, the outlet reported that the model’s lawyers had sent Payne a cease-and-desist letter to stop contacting her.

Liam Payne was 31 years old. Picture: JC Olivera/Getty Images

“Ever since we broke up he messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone, it’s always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where it’s gonna come from,” she claimed in a recent TikTok.

Henry, 23, also recently claimed that she had an abortion when she and Payne were together. The former couple dated from 2018 to 2022.

Payne also shared a 7-year-old son with ex Cheryl Cole, whom he dated from 2016 to 2018.

He met the pop star, 41, while on “The X Factor,” the UK-based singing competition show which launched his career with One Direction.