Hotel employee Braian Nahuel Paiz has been arrested in Argentina in connection with singer Liam Payne’s death, Us Weekly can confirm. The waiter, 24, was charged last month for allegedly supplying the late One Direction star with drugs prior to his fatal fall.

A waiter implicated in the death of pop star Liam Payne has been taken into custody, according to reports from Argentinian media. Braian Paiz, 24, is among five individuals charged in connection with Payne’s death on Monday, December 30, and was summoned to appear in court.

Two months after Liam Payne died at his Argentina hotel, one of the five people charged in connection with his death has been arrested on suspicion of supplying cocaine to the One Direction alum.

Braian Paiz says he gave Liam Payne cocaine to spend time together rather than for payment, and is one of five people charged in Payne's death.

A waiter charged over the death of pop star Liam Payne has been arrested, according to Argentinian media. Braian Paiz, 24, was one of five people charged over the pop star’s death on Monday (30 December) and was ordered to appear in court.

Liam Payne’s October 2024 death, when he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, left fans with questions. Now, Argentinian officials are attempting to find answers through their investigation. Prosecutors have indicted five people in connection to Payne’s death,

One of the men accused of selling drugs to Liam Payne in Argentina before his death has been arrested. Rolling Stone can confirm that Braian Paiz, a restaurant waiter who previously admitted to doing drugs with the One Direction singer,