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The recent death of Liam Payne, 31, shocked a lot of fans. The police said he “had jumped from the balcony of his room” in a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16. The responding authorities reportedly received an emergency call after 5 p.m. (local time), warning about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.”

Leading up to the tragic incident, the music star’s ex-fiancée, Maya Henry, alleged him of troubling behavior in a lawsuit. But instead of gaining support, Maya faced backlash, with fans of “the most vital part” of One Direction accusing her of clout-chasing. Here’s what she said about Liam “playing” and “predicting” his death.

Maya Henry Sued Liam Payne For Psychological Harassment Days Before His Death

Liam Payne and ex-fiancée Maya Henry — via Instar

Just days before Liam’s death, Maya filed a lawsuit against him after obsessively contacting her, as well as her friends and family. “Maya Henry issued a cease and desist last week to Liam Payne following the emergence of new and concerning information,” her lawyers told Daily Mail. In a TikTok rant posted last week, Maya informed fans:

Ever since we broke up he messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone, it’s always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where it’s gonna come from.

Maya, who was “obviously in shock” after learning about Liam’s death, added that he would create new iCloud accounts just to reach her. Aside from relentless emails after his phone is “taken away from him,” the late singer would even “blow up [her] mom’s phone,” on top of “messaging” her friends “so they could go over to his house, apparently.”

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The 23-year-old Texan model even claimed that Liam “weaponized” the One Direction fandom against her. She recalled him saying that he “preys on One Direction fans because they will always be loyal to him, and they won’t tell on him.” A source told People that Liam “was extremely overwhelmed by all of the legal issues” brought on by Maya leading up to his death.

Maya Henry Said Liam Payne Would Threaten Her With Death After Their Split

Maya confirmed that Liam wasn’t doing well close to his death. She told The Internet Is Dead podcast that “he would always play with death and be like, ‘Well, I’m going to die. I’m not doing well.'” But when she offered to get him help, the Teardrops performer always refused to accept it. After such moments, Liam would resort to getting Maya’s attention through her mom instead.

He would text my mom, ‘I’m not doing well, have Maya contact me,’ because I wouldn’t respond.” He texted her mother, ‘I’m not going to be around much longer.’

Maya said Liam kept trying to “traumatize” her and that he “took advantage of [her] family’s kindness.” The singer’s mental health had also “gotten so much worse” leading up to his passing. While she didn’t give any details, likely due to her legal complaint, she noted that Liam told her during his last attempts to reach her: “‘I’m so sorry for everything I’ve done. I can’t live with myself,’ but then is continuing to try and traumatize me.”

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Liam and Maya were first spotted together in 2018. But it wasn’t until the next year that they made their relationship public. At that time, the “Strip That Down” hitmaker credited his then-girlfriend for calming him down. “The difference is with her, she’s so relaxed that it helps me relax in a situation.”

A Timeline of Liam Payne And Maya Henry’s Relationship
2018	The dating rumors began after they were photographed together in public
2019	They made their relationship official with Liam writing alongside a photo of them in a now-deleted Instagram post: “Sometimes I don’t recognize this happy guy … Sure glad you brought him back though”
August 2020	Liam and Maya got engaged
October 2020	The two got back together after a brief split
May 2021	Liam announced that he was single
May 2022	After getting back together a second time, Liam and Maya broke up for good
October 2022	Liam was first linked to his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, who reportedly left Buenos Aires days before he died
May 2024	Maya released a real-life-inspired fictional book called Looking Forward about a small-town girl falling in love with a boy who rose to fame from a singing competition
October 7, 2024	Maya accused Liam of psychological harassment
October 14, 2024	Maya opened up about Liam “playing with death”; She also issued a cease and desist against Liam
October 16, 2024	Maya was “obviously in shock” after finding out about Liam’s death that day
October 17, 2024	A source said that Liam was reportedly “overwhelmed” by Maya’s legal actions

On why Liam’s girlfriend Kate left him in Buenos Aires days before his death, she explained via Tiktok on October 14: “I was so ready to leave. Honestly, love South America but I hate staying in one place for too long. And we were supposed to be there for, like, five days, turned into two weeks… I was just like, ‘I need to go home.'”

Maya Henry Feared For Liam Payne’s Lifestyle

“Playing with death” aside, Maya also worried about Liam’s lifestyle, which she said was the reason he “predicted his early death.” During her interview with The Internet Is Dead podcast, she claimed: “I know the lifestyle that he lives and there is a day that something is going to happen.”

Maya added: “So I would always be like, OK, he’s saying these things, I am going to have to help him because I am not going to be able to live with myself if something happens to him.”

An hour before Liam’s death, he still had some posts up on Snapchat which he had posted at a friend’s house. Four days before that, he and his girlfriend Kate posed for a selfie together captioned, “Quality time.” He also informed fans on social media that they were “enjoying” themselves.

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