The statement came after Argentinian authorities dropped manslaughter charges last month against three of the people indicted in connection with the singer's death.

Payne was remembered at the music awards ceremony with a moving photograph and video montage of him as a child with his family, through his teenage years and onto his success with One Direction after the five members were put together on the UK reality TV show The X Factor in 2011.

Liam Payne's family broke their silence after manslaughter charges were dropped against three men in connection with his death in a statement shared with the 'BBC' on Sunday, March 2. The One Direction alum died in October 2024 at the age of 31.