Liam Payne's devastated friend drops bombshell statement as three charged over his death

Liam Payne 's close friend Rogelio 'Roger' Nores has released a statement following news that three people have been charged over the singer's death. In a new interview, Nores denied abandoning the former One Direction star in the hours leading up to his death. Nores also shut down claims that he was a suspect in the 31-year-old's tragic death.

"I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel 3 times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened," he told MailOnline. "There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left." This is a breaking showbiz story, the /showbiz team will be updating this story with the latest information as soon as we receive it.



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