Sources involved in the investigation into his death told a local news outlet on Friday that two 25-year-old women allegedly admitted to drinking alcohol with Payne in his hotel room – before he died. The women, whose identity was not revealed, spoke to the chief prosecutor Marcelo Romi under oath, and claimed that they were invited to the hotel through escort services – when, according to sources, they cooperated with the police and even handed over their phones.
According to reports, the two arrived at the hotel around 11:30 in the morning and probably spent time with him until 4:00 in the afternoon. However, they claim that they did not consume drugs with Payne and he even seems “normal” to them – this is despite the fact that they argued with him about their words, this is because he did not want to pay them so to speak. Another guest at the hotel, named Michael Fleshman, claimed that he witnessed the “tense” fight over the payment – and even said that he heard Payne say: “I’ll give you $20,000 just because I can, I have $55 million and I like to help people.”
Payne was in a relationship with Cassidy for two years. It is not clear if he actually socialized with the two women and cheated on his partner. Cassidy’s friend also said that Payne was angry with her when she left Argentina, after he “begged” her to stay. “He was really unhappy about it,” the friend claimed, “he made sure she knew it.”
The friend also shared that the two had “heated” exchanges of words between the couple, about the fact that Cassidy wanted to fly back to the United States – in the end she “took matters into her own hands and got herself a ticket home”, this following frustration she felt because Payne “did not give her an indication of a date back home”.
Earlier this week, Cassidy shared on social media: “Honestly, I love South America, but I hate staying in one place for too long” – and added that the trip, which was supposed to be five days long, lasted two weeks until that point.
The couple flew to Argentina together to support Van Direction bandmate Niall Horne, who performed there on October 2 – and Payne used the opportunity to make up with his old friend. In the since-deleted video, Payne teased Cassidy for leaving their vacation together, calling her “weird” and a “loser.”
Payne, was found dead on the night between Wednesday and Thursday, when according to the local authorities he “jumped” to his death – and apparently was under the influence of strong drugs that cause hallucinations and psychotic attacks, which led him to behave in an “erratic” manner – and ultimately led to his death.
According to the autopsy, Payne died of internal and external bleeding as a result of his fall. In a report obtained by the American gossip website Page Six, it appears that investigators interviewed the two women, along with three hotel employees and concluded that he was alone in his death. In a statement after the tragedy, Cassidy said that she was lost.
Not long before his death, PWine was at the heart of a storm andAccused by his ex-fiancéethe model Maya Henry, in constant harassment who even wrote a book that she says was inspired by personal diaries she wrote during the Corona, when she was in the midst of her relationship with Payne.