In a formal notice letter sent by Maya Henry toLiam PayneJust a week before the singer’s death (in Buenos Aires on October 16), Henry’s lawyers claimed that the singer had “repeatedly sent unwanted and disturbing images and videos to Maya Henry and members of Maya’s family.”
The alleged images include genitals and several other videos of Liam Payne performing sexual acts.
The notice also accuses Payne of “actively communicating” with a third party to distribute “private visual material” depicting his ex-girlfriend in a “private manner.”
According to the letter, Henry received a direct message on Instagram on October 6 from a woman who claimed to know the former member.from One DirectionShe said she and Payne began communicating years ago.
Page Sixreviewed a copy of the message, in which the anonymous individual alleged: “The main reason I contacted him is because he recently started bugging me with emails and when I asked who it was, he started asking me if I wanted to see naked pictures of his current girlfriend.” Liam Payne’s current girlfriend is Kate Cassidy.
The woman told Henry she told Payne “absolutely no” about receiving photos of her ex, adding that she wanted to let Henry know “he asked for it.”
She claims that, according to text messages obtained byPage Six, Cassidy contacted her one day and asked why her phone number had been blocked by Payne.
“I stopped responding to him for a while and he sent me messages on my iCloud account, a few different phone numbers, and my Snapchat account,” the woman continued in the message to Henry.
Henry’s lawyers have said they will pursue “criminal prosecution” or civil action against the singer.de Night Changesif he “defamed, harassed or threatened” his family. The lawyers also noted that Henry would seek unspecified damages.
Before his death, Liam Payne had said he felt “extremely overwhelmed” by all the legal issues he was facing. Henry has also recently begun to go public with allegations of abuse she suffered while dating the singer.
In September 2024, Maya Henry – who dated Payne from 2018 to 2022 – claimed that the singer continued to harass and contact her after their breakup.
“Ever since we broke up he’s been texting me not only from his number but from multiple other numbers,” Henry shared via TikTok at the time.
Henry also claimed in a podcast interview, published on October 14, that Payne used her addiction issues to try to manipulate her.
“He’s been texting me since we broke up, he’s always playing with death and saying, ‘Okay, I’m going to die. I’m not okay.’ One time I asked him to do something for me and he didn’t. Liam texted my mom, ‘I’m not okay, have Maya contact me,’ because I wasn’t responding,” Henry said on thepodcastThe Internet Is Dead .
Payne’s death remains under investigation in Argentina.
Prosecutors recently ruled out suicide, noting that Payne may have been unconscious before he fell from the third-floor balcony of the CasaSur Palemo hotel and therefore “did not know or was aware of what he was doing.”
A toxicology report revealed that Payne had been taking multiple medications, which contributed to his depressed mental state at the time of his death. Several witnesses also saw the singer acting “unusual” in his final hours.
A former guest reported seeing Payne smash a laptop in the hotel lobby after receiving an email that appeared to upset him.
So far, three people have been charged in connection with the former One Direction boy band member’s death: Payne’s friend – whose identity has not been revealed – hotel staff and a drug dealer.
Earlier this month, PageSixreported that Liam Payne’s body had been returned to the UK for burial. The former candidatefrom X Factorhas a 7-year-old son named Bear, whom he had with his ex-girlfriend Cheryl Cole.
