An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singer Liam Payne's death, local media reported on Thursday.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October, according to a ruling obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

Rogelio 'Roger' Nores has broken his silence in the wake of the news that charges have been dropped against him in connection to the tragic death of his friend Liam Payne

Argentine appeals court judges reversed the charges against Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores, whom prosecutors charged with manslaughter last year.

An Argentine appeals court has dismissed involuntary homicide charges against three people accused in the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne, who plunged from a third-floor hotel room in

Liam's Payne 's friend and workers at the hotel where the singer died have reportedly been cleared of charges.

In an unexpected turn of events, an Argentina court has acquitted Roger Nores in the high-profile death case of Liam Payne. Judges placed the blame on George Payne, while giving clean chit to Payne's 'friend' Nores.

Two others accused of supplying drugs to the former boy band star are remanded in custody pending the start of their trial.

Three appeals court judges in Buenos Aires ruled Wednesday that Liam Payne's friend Rogelio Nores will no longer be criminally charged in the One Direction star's death.

Following the announcement that charges against Mr Nores had been dropped, his lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona said he was "happy to have reversed the decision". He added: "We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne's death.