Liam Payne's friend, Roger Nores, is suing the late singer's father for defamation. Following the shock death of Liam at the age of 31- who fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires in October last year- Nores has been charged with abandonment by authorities in Argentina.

He added that the statements made by Payne's father, which were shared with the media, had an "adverse impact" on his reputation of "mega proportions with extensive damages". The

Liam Payne’s dad, Geoff Payne, is being sued by the late singer’s friend, Rogelio 'Roger' Nores, following the star's tragic death. The former One Direction singer tragically died last year (16 October), after falling from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, aged just 31.

Liam Payne's father, Geoff Payne, is currently involved in a defamation lawsuit amounting to $10 million, filed by Roger Nores, a close friend of the late 1D singer. Liam Payne tragically passed away on October 16,

Geoff Payne, the father of late One Direction star Liam Payne, has been named in a US defamation lawsuit by the singer’s friend Roger Nores

Liam Payne 's friend Roger Nores has filed a defamation suit against the singer's father, Geoff Payne. He claimed that his late friend's father smeared him in the media in the weeks after Payne's death, referencing the man's claim of Nores being negligent in taking care of the singer.

The second of two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne, who plunged to his death from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires last year, has turned himself in to authorities, Argentine police said Tuesday.

A waiter implicated in the death of pop star Liam Payne has been taken into custody, according to reports from Argentinian media. Braian Paiz, 24, is among five individuals charged in connection with Payne’s death on Monday, December 30, and was summoned to appear in court.

Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores is suing the singer's dad for alleged defamation. Nores was charged with manslaughter in connection to Payne's death.

Geoff Payne, the father of the late One Direction star Liam Payne, is facing a defamation lawsuit from the singer’s friend, Roger Nores, over comments made following Liam’s passing. Payne, aged 31, died from “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage” after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Liam Payne's father faces a $10 million lawsuit from Rogelio Nores, the British singer's old friend, over Payne's death.