A hotel massage therapist who saw Liam Payne hours before his death has claimed the former One Direction star was having “a psychotic episode” as he was “foaming at the mouth”.

Liam Payne ‘was foaming at the mouth with psychotic episode’ in his final hours

A hotel massage therapist who saw Liam Payne hours before his death has claimed the former One Direction star was having “a psychotic episode” as he was “foaming at the mouth”.

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A hotel massage therapist has come forward with a disturbing account of one of Liam Payne’s final hours.

The former One Direction star tragically passed away on October 16 while vacationing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In a recent documentary, TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne: Who’s to Blame?, Daniel Salinas, a massage therapist at the CasaSur hotel, shared a chilling encounter with the star.

Daniel recalled: “We picked him up and a blonde girl employee told us to take him to the room. It looked like he was having a psychotic episode.

“He was convulsing, foam out of his mouth. There was a moment where he stood up and we took him through the hallway he was trying to go somewhere else but they were guiding him. I didn’t go into his room but I saw it was a mess.”

Liam Payne’s fans have slammed the TMZ doc (Image: Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal)

The Daily Express US has reached out to Liam’s representatives for comment.

Liam was a part of the five-member band One Direction, which also included Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Harry Styles.

The band was put together on the hit reality TV show X-Factor in 2010 by Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger.

The group disbanded in 2016, with each member pursuing solo careers.

Liam Payne died on October 16 (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

Liam launched his solo career in 2017 with the release of his single, Strip That Down. However, his life wasn’t always filled with glitz and glamour.

He was candid about his battle with addiction and is believed to have entered rehab just months before his death in an attempt to “get his life on track.”

The documentary also featured an interview with waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, who met Liam two nights before his death.

Paiz revealed that they had been drinking whiskey and using cocaine together during those days.

He stated: “They say I’m the dealer, that I carry drugs, that I sold them and the truth is that no, no I didn’t sell them.”