TRAGIC Liam Payne was allegedly seen arguing with a mystery woman in the hotel lobby just three hours before his fatal fall, a guest has claimed.
Michael Fleischmann was also staying at the Casa Sur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires and claims he saw the One Direction star “very upset” as he argued about money in front of other guests.
One of the final posts of Liam Payne on Snapchat[/caption]
Liam tragically fell from a third floor balcony at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina[/caption]
The American, who is based in Argentina, told local newspaper The Buenos Aires Herald what he saw unfold at the boutique hotel around 2pm local time.
According to Fleischmann, the Brit singer kept repeating: “I’ll give you US$20,000 dollars just because I can. I have US$55 million and I like to help people.”
Fleischmann said he didn’t realise it was Liam at first, but later recognised the star as the man he’d seen in the hotel lobby when news of his tragic death broke.
He described the 31-year-old as “a man with an English accent who seemed to be causing a disturbance.”
The guest claimed that Liam “seemed very upset, agitated, a little wild, walking around and pacing,” as well as “very energised”.
Fleischmann’s mum, Toni, added the star was allegedly also yelling, saying he could help the woman.
He continued: “We don’t know what they were doing before that, but she looked very uncomfortable and he kept repeating that information.”
The Fleischmanns claimed the woman was probably a local as she was speaking Spanish and had a translator by her side, who was also trying to stop the alleged argument.
Toni said: “It just looked like she was extremely uncomfortable with him, and a little apprehensive.”
The mum added the hotel lobby was almost empty at the time of the alleged altercation, saying: “It was just my son, me, Liam Payne, the woman and the staff.
“The manager was trying to politely intervene or calm him down. There was a feeling of anxiety in the area.”
Although it was only verbal, the Fleischmanns were concerned that it might get more heated.
According to Michael, “the situation definitely felt very tense.”
After that, the mum and son went up to their room just as Liam allegedly got in an elevator.
Michael said: “He kind of pushed my arm out of the way. That’s the last I saw him.”
He then claims to have exited the elevator with his mum before seeing the mystery woman outside talking on the phone.
