Liam Payne’s friend Roger Nores, who was with the former One Direction star on the night of his tragic death, is suing the late singer’s father, Geoff Payne, for defamation. The 263-page federal lawsuit was filed in Florida on Wednesday (January 15), with Nores alleging that Geoff made “false, misleading” statements about him in sworn declarations to an Argentina prosecutor investigating Liam’s death. Nores is seeking damages of over $10 million, and pledges that all “net financial proceeds of the judicial proceedings for the benefit of Liam Payne’s son,” Bear. “Geoff needs to backtrack on his [sworn] statement as he very well knows I wasn’t Liam’s nurse or caretaker,” Nores told Rolling Stone. “Liam, who I miss every day, was my dear friend and an independent, brilliant, respectful free man who did whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.” Nores faces wrongful death charges affiliated with Payne’s fall from his 3rd story hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16. (Rolling Stone)
