Exclusive | Liam Payne pal finally off the hook for stars tragic death but prosecutors still investigating 2 others

BUENOS AIRES — Liam Payne’s high roller friend is finally off the hook for the One Direction star’s tragic death in October 2024 after prosecutors formally dropped the manslaughter charge against him, The Post can reveal.But authorities are still investigating two other men more than 18 months after Payne’s fatal plunge from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony.Argentine businessman Rogelio Luis “Roger” Nores, 38, has been completely cleared of any wrongdoing, according to court records.Prosecutors had alleged that Nores acted as a host and controlled the pop singer’s expenses before he fell from a balcony and died after taking hard drugs at the luxury CasaSur Palermo hotel in the Argentinean capital.“There is no chance that Nores will be brought back into the case.The court was clear in its ruling that cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing,” Nores’ defense attorney Rafael Cúneo Libarona told The Post.“Roger never had the duty of caring for Payne, much less caring for his addictions.

He was not Liam’s guarantor.He was his friend, not his physician, nurse, or therapist.”Nores was indicted on a manslaughter charge in November 2024, and Payne’s father, Geoff Payne, was a key witness against him.The manslaughter rap was dropped in February last year but Nores had remained accused of a drug supply charge since June 2025 until that was thrown out this past April,In a decision signed on June 9, three appeal court judges agreed with the prior ruling that found that Payne, 31, was an adult who was free to decide to use drugs and Nores was not responsible in any way.That ruling has not been appealed by prosecutors.Investigators had asked to forensically analyze Nores’ devices and those of two others after a message was discovered on Liam’s phone asking Nores for “six grams,” according to docs.However, Nores did not reply to the message and the judges at the Buenos Aires Criminal Court of Cassation refused the request, saying there was no eviden...