'We're completely devastated': One Direction bandmates pay tribute to Liam Payne after hotel crash – as Louis Tomlinson shares his own 'message' for the tragic star

Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates have broken their silence following Liam Payne's tragic death.

In a joint statement released this evening, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Styles said they were “completely devastated”.

“As time goes on and everyone is able, there will be more to say,” they said.

“But for now we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved very much.

“The memories we shared with him will be remembered forever.” At the moment, our thoughts are with his family, his friends and the fans who loved him alongside us.

“We'll miss him terribly.” “We love you Liam – Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry.”

In a statement signed “Louis, Zayn, Niall and Harry,” Liam Payne's One Direction bandmates said they were “completely devastated.”

Payne's 1D bandmates said, “As time goes on and everyone is able, there will be more to say.”

Louis Tomlinson posted a separate tribute on his Instagram page, saying he was “really struggling with the idea of ​​saying goodbye.”

He posted a picture of the two of them on stage, with Payne lovingly putting his arm around Louis' shoulder.

Tomlinson said he would be an uncle to Payne's son Bear if he “ever needed me” and “tell him stories of how great his father was.”

“I'm so grateful that we've become even closer because the band talking on the phone for hours and reminiscing about all the thousands of great memories we had together is a luxury I thought I had a lifetime would have a long time with you,” he wrote.

“I would have liked to share the stage with you again, but it wasn't meant to be.

“I wish I had the chance to say goodbye and tell you how much I loved you again.”

“Payno, my boy, one of my best friends, my brother, I love you, buddy.” Sleep well X'

Horan looked devastated today as he was pictured for the first time since Payne's death.

The 31-year-old This Town hitmaker, who Payne saw in concert in Argentina just days before his death, was accompanied by his girlfriend Amelia Woolley on a walk in London.

The hotel balcony from which Liam Payne fell to his death yesterday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is circled

According to Argentine prosecutors, Liam Payne, 9, pictured in Argentina, may have been “semi-conscious or completely unconscious” when he fatally fell from a third-floor hotel balcony

A purported final photo of Liam Payne at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires appears to show the former One Direction singer wearing a white sleeveless top with his tattoos visible

The first images of Liam Payne's destroyed hotel room in Buenos Aries have been published by the Argentine press, showing a smashed television screen

In the photos of the deluxe suite, pieces of aluminum foil and traces of white powder can be seen scattered on the desk top

Argentine prosecutors announced today that Payne may have been “semi- or completely unconscious” when he fell from a hotel balcony.

The star fell 45 feet from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital yesterday before medics confirmed his death.

Before Payne's death, hotel staff frantically called 911 about “an aggressive male, possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” who was “destroying his room.”

Investigators confirmed that a number of substances were seized from the hotel room “indicative of previous alcohol and drug use.”

According to the BBC, hotel guests reported hearing “violent noises” and assumed there was construction work going on in the room.

Photos have also emerged from inside his luxury suite that appear to show a broken television, surfaces covered in aluminum foil and white powder, and burn marks on the wooden surface.

A preliminary report into the pop star's death said: “All indications are” that Payne was alone when he died.

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