An Argentinian energy tycoon is among the three men slapped with manslaughter charges related to One Direction star Liam Payne's tragic Oct. 16 death, despite his insistence he did everything he could to keep the troubled singer on the straight and narrow.

A judge in Argentina on Monday confirmed that five people have been charged in connection with the death of former One Direction member Liam Payne, several local media outlets reported. Payne, 31, died on Oct.

An Argentine judge has confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of One Direction.

Five men have now reportedly been charged in connection to Liam Payne’s hotel balcony death in Argentina — including one of the One Direction star’s close friends.

Five men have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction star who plunged to his death in Argentina on Oct 16.

Two people were charged with selling Payne drugs, and three people were charged with negligent homicide for his Oct. 16 death in Argentina.

Argentinian authorities have now charged five people in the death of One Direction ’s Liam Payne, including his alleged close friend and multiple hotel staffers, two and a half months after the singer fell to his death from the balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel room.

Five individuals have been charged in connection to Liam Payne ’s death.

Liam Payne's manager is one of three people charged with manslaughter in the investigation into the One Direction singer's death in October.

Five people have been charged in connection to the death of Liam Payne. The British singer died in October after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires.

Argentine authorities have charged five people in connection to pop star Liam Payne's death, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office on Monday. Three people have been charged with negligent homicide,