Liam Payne's 'awkward' encounter with Diddy resurfaces after singer's shock death at 31

Liam Payne erstwhile claimed helium was near frightened aft an brushwood with hep hop moguls Sean 'Diddy Combs and Jay-Z. 

A clip of Payne's May 2017 quality connected The Graham Norton Show has resurfaced pursuing his tragic decease successful Buenos Aires astatine the property of 31. 

The erstwhile One Direction subordinate opened up astir gathering the rappers, saying helium was taken aback by Diddy's 'evil' demeanor.

'I went implicit to talk to him and Jay-Z and arsenic I shook his manus helium conscionable chuckle,' Payne said. 'The astir evil laughter I’ve ever heard. So, I’m a small spot fearful of that man.'

Payne besides said that Diddy held his manus for an uncomfortable magnitude of clip successful 'the longest handshake ever,' leaving him wondering, 'when is this going to end?'

He besides recalled being shoved by 1 of Jay-Z's bodyguard aft helium leaned successful to talk to him. 

'Very awkward moment,' Payne shared. 

Diddy is presently awaiting trial successful a New York jailhouse implicit national charges of racketeering and enactment trafficking. 

The clip has resurfaced pursuing quality of Payne's untimely decease successful Argentina aft helium fell from a 3rd level balcony astatine his edifice and suffered a fractured skull.  

Payne, who changeable to stardom arsenic a subordinate of British lad set One Direction and grappled with aggravated planetary fame portion inactive successful his teens, sent shockwaves crossed the world as Argentine investigators continued their probe astatine the scene.

As fans and media bombarded the Casa Sur Hotel successful the trendy Palermo vicinity of Argentina’s capital, the forensics portion worked wrong connected Thursday collecting evidence.

The Buenos Aires constabulary said they recovered Payne’s edifice country 'in implicit disarray,' with packs of clonazepam, a cardinal tense strategy depressant, arsenic good arsenic vigor supplements and different over-the-counter drugs strewn astir and 'various items broken.' 

They added that a whiskey bottle, lighter and cellphone were retrieved from the interior edifice courtyard wherever Payne’s assemblage was found.

Police said they had rushed to the edifice Wednesday successful effect to an exigency telephone conscionable aft 5pm section clip that had warned of an 'aggressive antheral who could beryllium nether the power of drugs oregon alcohol.'

A edifice manager tin beryllium heard connected a 911 telephone signaling obtained by The Associated Press saying the edifice has 'a impermanent who is overwhelmed with drugs and intoxicant ... He’s destroying the full country and, well, we request you to nonstop someone, please.'

The manager’s dependable becomes much anxious arsenic the telephone goes on, noting the country has a balcony.

Payne was known arsenic the tousle-headed, sensible 1 of the quintet that went from a TV endowment amusement to a popular improvement with a immense planetary pursuing of swooning fans. 

In caller years helium had acknowledged struggling with alcoholism, saying successful a YouTube video posted successful July 2023 that helium had been sober for six months aft receiving treatment.