The tragedy involving the British singer may involve an influential American rapper who is currently under investigation. A video has gone viral on the Internet in which the former lead singer of the group One Direction talks about meeting the “music king” of Hollywood.
In 2017, on the Graham Norton Show on the BBC, Liam admitted that he took part in Diddy’s famous white parties. This surprised other guests on the show, including David Walliams and Salma Hayek. “I was like, who’s an easy target to go up to and say hi to, and I was like, ‘I saw Diddy in The Greek Gambit,’ and I went up to him and said hi to him,” Payne recalled.
The former boy band member had mixed feelings about meeting the rapper. “He laughed evilly, he had the most evil laugh. And he shook my hand for so long. I was just standing there looking into P. Diddy’s eyes and wondering when this is going to end,” Liam said.
The artist had an unpleasant incident with Jay-Z (Shawn Carter), Beyoncé’s husband was also at the party. “Then the worst thing happened. There was this whole thing with Jay-Z, I leaned over to talk to him, and you can’t lean over Jay-Z, that’s illegal. His bodyguard just shoved me and I went flying across the room. I was like, ‘Okay, I’ll just sit here with Ellie Goulding”. It was a very awkward moment,” the singer said.
As it turned out, shortly before his death, Liam promised to reveal secrets about the backstage of show business and show its dirty side. Payne died on October 16, falling from the third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires. Argentine police are investigating. Alcoholic drinks and various drugs were found in the singer’s room. One of the types of prohibited substances was P. Diddy’s favorite. The disgraced hip-hop mogul’s assistants always carried this drug with them in designer velvet bags when they accompanied him.
Bloggers put forward a version of Combs’ involvement in the tragedy with Payne. One of them even said that Liam was planned to be called as a witness at the upcoming trial of the rapper. “Liam Payne was very disappointed when he first met Diddy. Now Liam is dead”, “I don’t think it’s a coincidence. Just saying…”, “Liam talking about P. Diddy, he needs to be shut up”, “Isn’t it suspicious that this video was circulating the internet last week and now Liam is dead?!” P. Diddy is in custody. He is accused of rape, racketeering, and sex trafficking. The list of charges could grow, as the case already includes more than 120 alleged victims, including some who were underage at the time of the incidents. According to their testimony, Sean Combs subjected people to horrific sexual abuse throughout his career.
