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Simon Cowell Rejects Blame in Liam Payne’s Death, Recalls Their Final Meeting

Cowell says Payne seemed in a good place during a visit a year before the fatal fall.

Overview

  • In a new Rolling Stone interview, Cowell says he cannot be held responsible for someone’s life a decade after signing them.
  • He recalls advising Payne that music is not everything and says their conversation about fatherhood left him optimistic about Payne’s state of mind.
  • Cowell says Payne’s parents told him their son was proud of what he had achieved.
  • Argentine officials cite a fatal balcony fall causing multiple traumas, with toxicology showing alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants.
  • Two men have been charged in Argentina with supplying drugs and deny the allegations, while a final UK inquest awaits Argentine reports and witness material.