One Direction's Liam Payne has died, and the internet is pouring in with tributes. The singer was 31.

TMZ reported that the singer died after a fall from a hotel balcony where he was staying in Argentina. Payne arrived in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy on September 30. She left Argentina on Monday (Oct. 14) and Payne stayed back.

At the time of his death, he was staying on the third floor of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel, according to witnesses the outlet reports. Prior to the fall, a source told the publication that someone at the hotel called 911 to report an “aggressive male” in the lobby. The late singer allegedly smashed a laptop and had to be escorted back to his hotel room.

At this time the singer's death is still under investigation.

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Celebrities and Fans React To The Death Of Liam Payne

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Payne is mostly known for his role in the boy's group One Direction, which also featured members Harry Styles, Zayn, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan. The British boy band competed on X Factor in 2010 and went on to amass worldwide fame. The band broke up in 2016, and the members pursued solo careers.
After the news of his death broke, fans flocked to X to give their condolences and disbelief at the tragedy.

“This is absolutely so insane bc wym liam payne was just posting on his snapchat story only an hour ago??” one fan posted alongside a Snapchat video and photo that the late singer posted right before his death.

“I feel like most of us are so shocked over liam payne's death cause that man once was part of something our 13 year old self could never imagine living without. like why am i actually speechless right now. it's so weird,” another fan wrote.

Rapper Juicy J also wrote his condolences on the social media platform, “R.I.P. Liam Payne wow I can't believe it prayers up for the family.”

Flavor Flav gave his condolences writing, “RIP to Liam Payne,,, much too young.”

“So upsetting to hear the news of @LiamPayne passing,” Paris Hilton wrote. “Sending love and condolences to his family & loved ones. RIP my friend.”