Friend of Liam Payne’s Ex-Girlfriend Said She Was in a ‘Hostage Situation’ Before His Death

October 2022: Kate Cassidy & Liam Payne spark dating rumors

Liam Payne and Kate Cassidy dressed up as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson at a Halloween Party in London.

December 2022: Liam Payne & Kate Cassidy make their red-carpet debut

The One Direction member and the influencer confirmed their relationship by attending the British Fashion Awards’s red carpet in London in December 2022. Cassidy posted a photo from the event on her Instagram, and Liam posted a comment writing, “Who is that lucky lucky dashing young man next to you 🤷🏻‍♂️ nah seriously you look fantastic I coulda just told you that as your on the sofa next to me but you know tech and phones n stuff.”

March 2023: Liam Payne & Kate Cassidy attend Louis Tomlinson’s movie premiere

Liam Payne and his girlfriend supported his former bandmate in the movie premiere of Louis Tomlinson’s documentary All of Those Voices.

“What a crazy eye opening experience!” Cassidy wrote on her Instagram. “It was so nice to meet you finally. I’m so glad I got to share those moments with you watching your best friend, even the tearful ones… @louist91 well done on such a beautiful film that everybody will love🤍”

May 2023: Liam Payne & Kate Cassidy break up

A source confirmed to Us Weekly that the two had split months after dating..

June 2023: Liam Payne & Kate Cassidy reunite

The twosome squash breakup rumors after they were spotted holding hands in London.

October 2024: Kate Cassidy leaves Argentina before Liam Payne

In a TikTok, Kate Cassidy explained why she left Argentina to go back home to Florida. “I love South America but I hate staying in one place for too long,” she said. “We were supposed to be there for five days. It turned into two weeks and I was like ‘I need to go home.'” Liam Payne stayed in Argentina for a longer period of time.

October 16, 2024: Liam Payne dies in Argentina

Liam Payne died after falling off a third-floor story hotel room balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel on October 16, 2024. Alberto Crescenti, Buenos Aires emergency services chief, told La Nación that the One Direction member suffered “serious injuries” that were untreatable once responders arrived at the scene.  An autopsy found that Liam Payne had 25 injuries “compatible with those produced by a fall from height” and that his cause of death was “polytraumatism, internal and external hemorrhage,” the Argentina National Prosecutor’s Office said.

October 18, 2024: Kate Cassidy wrote a tribute to Liam Payne

Kate Cassidy posted an Instagram story about her boyfriend. “I have been at a complete loss. Nothing about the past few days have felt real,” she wrote. “I ask and pray that you’ll give me the grace and space to navigate this in private.”

Cassidy continued, “Liam, my angel. You are everything. I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely. I will continued to love you for the rest of my life. I love you Liam.”

October 23, 2024: Kate Cassidy reveals that she and Liam Payne planned to marry

In a longer Instagram post, Kate Cassidy wrote another tribute to her loved one. “My heart is shattered in ways I can’t put into words,” she wrote in an October 23 Instagram post featuring numerous photos of the couple. “I wish you could see the huge impact you’ve had on the world, even as it feels so dark right now. You brought so much happiness and positivity to everyone—millions of fans, your family, friends, and especially me. You are incredibly loved.”

“You are—because I can’t say were—my best friend, the love of my life, and everyone you touched felt just as special as I did,” she continued. “Your energy was contagious, lighting up every room you walked into. None of this feels real, and I can’t wrap my head around this new reality of not having you here. I’m struggling to figure out how to live in a world without you by my side. Together, we got to be kids again, always finding joy in the smallest things.”

She said that Liam Payne embodied “the kindest soul and the most fun-loving spirit.” “It feels like I’ve lost the best part of myself,” she continued. “I can’t imagine a day without your laughter and love. You brought so much light into my life.”

“A few weeks ago, we sat outside on a beautiful evening manifesting our lives together,” the influencer added. “I keep your note close, even though you told me not to look at it. It said, ‘Me and Kate to marry within a year/engaged & together forever 444.'”

“Liam, I know we’ll be together forever, but not in the way we had planned,” she concluded. “You’ll always be with me. I’ve gained a guardian angel.I will love you for the rest of my life and beyond, carrying our dreams and memories with me everywhere I go.”

October 23, 2024: Kate Cassidy’s friend said she was in a ‘hostage situation’

A friend of Kate Cassidy told The New York Post that the influencer wanted to leave the country past their planned stay.

“They’re in Argentina and it’s like a hostage situation,” the friend said. “So she tells him she wants to leave, this is after a week. He begs her to stay. She keeps extending her trip, a day, two days. And he just wants her to stay, stay, stay.”

“I get what people are saying, that she should just stay with her rich, famous boyfriend,” the friend continued, “but she wanted to be home in her own bed with her dog. She wanted to come home. So eventually she says she’s going home.”