Liam Payne

[monsterinlaw]

Don’t know how he could’ve fallen if he was unconscious?

Well it's kind of hard to stay standing if you pass out.

 

[louseylou]

Mikey from boyzone made a good point earlier. Record companies etc have a duty of care to help their young stars before it is too late. I remember when Stephen Gately died. It must have broken their hearts

I remember my sister telling me about Stephen when he died, I was genuinely in shock. They flew out and came home with his body and Ronan gave his eulogy.

 

[Embers]

A bit off topic but how will Liam’s assets be divided? I’m assuming he doesn’t have a will. Will his assets all go to Bear? Or his family? Or split?

A bit premature to speculate about this, and ultimately none of our business.
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Absolutely. She was a domestic abuser too.

She was. Amazing how death and hysteria makes saints of everyone, isn't it?

 

[Splot]

I must admit although I feel deeply sad for Liam I find the adulation for celebrities who go off the rails and end up dying a bit annoying. In contrast if a normal person is a drug/alcohol addict (mostly due to adverse life experiences) they are seen as weak, lowly members of society and nobody really cares. Celebrities at least have a lot more support available to them if they so wish as they have the financial means. An average person with these problems is just left to rot.

I am from a working class background with experience of this issue and I can't say I agree with what you are saying. I agree that addiction and mental health services are lacking/pretty much non-existent in many places, but I can't say my "average" loved ones were left to rot. On top of that, I'm not sure the ££££ facilities for celebrities always have their best interests at heart. The idea that you can with enough money you can fix an addiction or mental health issue is misguided.

 

[Serene Serena]

I remember my sister telling me about Stephen when he died, I was genuinely in shock. They flew out and came home with his body and Ronan gave his eulogy.

I wasn't a Boyzone fan, but when Stephen died and the rest of the band went to collect him and bring him home, then spent the night in the church with him prior to his funeral, it made me see them all in a different light. They were genuinely brothers who loved him.

 

[fognoodles]

He probably does have a Will. If he doesn't the intestacy rules apply and it all goes to Bear on him turning 18.

Prince didn't and that took an entire six years to be finally sorted.

 

[monsterinlaw]

I think it's very telling that his girlfriend chose to fly home and leave him in Argentina. duck knows what was going on behind closed doors in the lead-up to this.
The mark on her neck is odd, is it a heat rash or something?

 

[IndominusRex]

I remember my sister telling me about Stephen when he died, I was genuinely in shock. They flew out and came home with his body and Ronan gave his eulogy.

The press were awful insinuating all sorts of reasons for his death too

 

[Momobeano]

Well it's kind of hard to stay standing if you pass out.

The way I understand it is that he caused a disruption in the lobby, and was then escorted back to his room. He was presumably in and out of consciousness (I’ve seen people do that while on drugs), as one of the phone transcripts I’ve read detailed Liam being aggressive when conscious. Once in his room he trashed it, went to the balcony and fell over.

 

[Serene Serena]

Prince didn't and that took an entire six years to be finally sorted.

Prince didn't have children though. I think when someone has a child, then the money automatically goes to them (held in trust until they are of age) if there's no will. I would imagine that a multimillionaire like Liam would have been encouraged to write a will, he would have had an accountant and a financial advisor.

 

[monsterinlaw]

The way I understand it is that he caused a disruption in the lobby, and was then escorted back to his room. He was presumably in and out of consciousness (I’ve seen people do that while on drugs), as one of the phone transcripts I’ve read detailed Liam being aggressive when conscious. Once in his room he trashed it, went to the balcony and fell over.

He could have been doing anything on the balcony - leaning backwards, trying to stand on the rail, anything.
I feel really sorry for his family because they might never find out whether he intended to fall or not. I would imagine the lack of closure and "did he or didn't he" would make everything even harder.

 

[louseylou]

I wasn't a Boyzone fan, but when Stephen died and the rest of the band went to collect him and bring him home, then spent the night in the church with him prior to his funeral, it made me see them all in a different light. They were genuinely brothers who loved him.

They really were, especially I think because he was the youngest. It was really touching.

The press were awful insinuating all sorts of reasons for his death too

No surprise there, and he died of natural causes.

I'm from Dublin, not the area he grew up, but where he grew up wouldn't have a great reputation. At the time my sister worked just around the corner from there and could see the church from her office. She said the whole community was out for days getting the place ready for him coming home and making sure the church was ready. They did him proud.

 

[ElaineDublin]

I wasn't a Boyzone fan, but when Stephen died and the rest of the band went to collect him and bring him home, then spent the night in the church with him prior to his funeral, it made me see them all in a different light. They were genuinely brothers who loved him.

Same. They were all genuine lovely lads and remember it was the 90’s and not many out and out gay Irish men and they all supported him so much.

 

[ahtisyourself]

I wonder is Cheryl close to his parents

 

[pixxyy]

Prince didn't have children though. I think when someone has a child, then the money automatically goes to them (held in trust until they are of age) if there's no will. I would imagine that a multimillionaire like Liam would have been encouraged to write a will, he would have had an accountant and a financial advisor.

Thats right Husband/Wife then Child if no will, Hoping he did have 1 though as probates a witch even on a 'simple' estate

 

[chanel opi]

What an embarrassing tragic way to go. crack, c, pills, prostitutes and falling off the balcony…

I pray for the son he has left behind.

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

I wasn't a Boyzone fan, but when Stephen died and the rest of the band went to collect him and bring him home, then spent the night in the church with him prior to his funeral, it made me see them all in a different light. They were genuinely brothers who loved him.

I love the song they did after he died, Gave It All Away. There’s a bit in the video where Shane is holding and cuddling him on the sofa like a protective big brother

 

[troutpout69]

I think it's very telling that his girlfriend chose to fly home and leave him in Argentina. duck knows what was going on behind closed doors in the lead-up to this.
The mark on her neck is odd, is it a heat rash or something?

I bet she’s no saint herself if she’s been knocking around him. Prob doing drugs herself but yes odd she just took off like that!

 

[ElaineDublin]

I wonder is Cheryl close to his parents

Where does his family live ? Is she still in Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire ?

 

[Hally34]

Sorry if this has been said, I’m catching up. He is disgnosed ADHD and that is why I also suffered with addiction issues. It’s incredibly common when you have adhd unfortunately, mainly if unmedicated, but the thoughts will always be there at the back of your head to self medicate.

ADHD also puts you at higher risk of developing bipolar. That with the fame from a young age all factors. I would expect he was in a manic episode that was made a lot worse with drugs. We can’t ever really know if it was the drugs or mental illness or a combination (combination seems very likely). Very sad and for him to die in such a spectacle and give his family no time to come to terms before the world knew. Must be so awful for his parents, child and everyone close to him.