Overview

• Cassidy said she spent weeks in deep depression after Payne’s death, doing little and struggling to see a reason to live.
• About two months later, she committed to getting up earlier, working out and eating clean as part of moving forward.
• She now keeps a busy schedule and says activity supports her mental clarity with Oct. 16 approaching.
• Payne, 31, died in 2024 after a fall from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, with an autopsy finding drugs in his system and authorities concluding he fell while trying to exit a locked room.
• Prosecutors in Argentina initially charged five people, and reporting indicates two remain under prosecution as of October 2025.