Simon Cowell is opening up about what the public says regarding his relationship with Liam Payne.
On the Nov. 24 episode of the "Rolling Stone Music Now" podcast, the former "X Factor UK" creator and judge opened up about his final interaction with the late "One Direction" member, revealing he saw Payne a year before his death.
Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16, 2024, after falling from his third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Officials later determined he had a high alcohol level of 2.7 grams per liter, or 0.27% BAC, at the time of his death.
"I saw him a year before this happened. He went over to my house, and we spoke," Cowell told podcast host Brian Hiatt. "He looked amazing, by the way. This is the best I've ever seen him, and we talked about his son, being a dad, and what that means."
The 66-year-old shared that he told Payne not to let music "run your life anymore" and to "find something else that you are passionate about."
