LEGENDARY rocker Noel Gallagher has admitted that compromising with his Liam has got “better” as he’s gotten older after their famous fallout. The brothers fell out in 2009 after a huge bust-up behind the scenes at a gig in Paris. The row started over Liam wanting to advertise his clothing line (Pretty Green) in the…
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IT IS two years to the day since Liam Payne’s family – and his millions of fans – had their hearts broken when the pop star plunged to his death from a third-floor balcony at the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires.
Now, a bombshell update has ripped through the investigation. Argentinian businessman Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nores, 38, once facing the terrifying prospect of prison for negligent homicide, has been officially cleared of all criminal liability. Two hotel workers have also walked free.
Meanwhile, two defendants charged with selling cocaine to Liam await their fate, but case sources now think a full trial over his death will never take place.
For Liam’s grieving family and millions of devoted fans, Roger being cleared does not bring closure.
It simply shines a spotlight on the agonising black holes still in the official narrative as a UK inquest into Liam’s death is still ongoing, despite a series of setbacks.
Here are the chilling questions that still demand answers:
While Nores and two hotel workers, Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi, have had manslaughter charges dropped, the drug trail hasn’t gone cold. Toxicology reports confirmed a lethal cocktail of “alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription antidepressant” in Liam’s system.
Two men, Ezequiel Pereya, 22, and Braian Paiz, 26, are currently languishing in an Argentine jail awaiting trial, accused of selling Liam the narcotics.
Braian Paiz was working at a high end restaurant in Buenos Aires when he first met the One Direction singer on October 2, 2024.
He has claimed as Liam was leaving he asked the starstruck waiter if he had any cocaine and the pair exchanged Instagram handles.
Over a week later Liam, who was still in the Argentine capital, contacted him to ask for drugs.
Braian admitted in his witness statement: “He ended up convincing me to get [drugs] for him. And, in all honesty, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to see him again. That’s why I agreed to do it.”
In a later newspaper interview, he said: “I’ve suffered so much psychological damage due to all this and the social condemnation, and of course I’m worried now I might be in prison for many years. But I don’t regret meeting Liam. I was a fan.”
But it has become clear Liam was getting drugs from many sources, so the question remains: how did a global superstar, supposedly in a secure VIP suite, become a target for local dealers? Was there a wider network exploiting vulnerable guests at the Casa Sur?
The two defendants charged with selling cocaine to Liam in the lead up to his death are still awaiting trial.
Restaurant waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, 26, and hotel worker Ezequiel David Pereyra, 22, served over one year in police precincts and in a federal prison until they were released in March.
The Sun understands that there have been negotiations for a plea deal for the two young men.
That could mean that a full trial over Liam’s death never takes place.
The pair are accused of selling drugs to Liam but if the plea deal goes ahead that charge could be reduced to supply of drugs for free, which carries a maximum sentence of six months.
According to legal experts, given the pair have no prior criminal convictions, the sentence would already be covered by time served.
Pereyra’s defense attorney, Augusto Maria Cassiau, told The New York Post: “We would be inclined to accept the offer.”
Another heartbreaking chapter involves Cheryl, who shares 9-year-old son, Bear, with Liam.
Since Liam tragically passed away without leaving a will, his entire £25.7 million estate will eventually pass to his young son.
In May 2025, Cheryl was officially named as a co-administrator of his massive estate alongside attorney Richard Mark Bray.
However, her power is strictly administrative. She and Bray can “manage the money” but cannot distribute it without further legal authority.
Shortly after Liam’s passing, Cheryl issued a searing statement condemning the “abhorrent reports and media exploitation” surrounding his death, begging for Liam to be given “the little dignity he has left”.
Cheryl is a plaintiff, on behalf of their son Bear, in the case against the waiter and the hotel worker, who are charged with supplying Liam drugs.
The Sun understands that she could ultimately have the last say over any plea deal agreed with the Argentine authorities – but she, or her lawyers, have so far not objected to the rulings in Roger’s favour.
Now as the inquest stalls, how much longer will Cheryl and Bear have to wait for the final legal chapter to close?
The most haunting mystery of all. We know Liam fell from the third floor of the hotel, where he was staying in Room 10.
But the moments leading up to that fatal plunge are still shrouded in silence. The UK coroner, Crispin Butler, has been desperately chasing “eyewitness statements” from Argentina since late 2025.
Following his death, it was reported that Liam jumped off his balcony, perhaps trying to reach the swimming pool below that it was claimed he had been denied access to because of his intoxicated state.
But it later became clear he had fallen backwards, possibly after falling unconscious, causing unsurvivable injuries to his head and dying instantly.
The toxicology report read: “Due to the position in which the body was found and the injuries from the fall, it is presumed that Payne did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and may have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness.”
After forensic experts studied the singer’s hands, they did not find any defensive injuries, which led them to believe that “the injuries on the body were vital and produced at the same time, and that no injuries were observed that could suggest the intervention of third parties”.
Are there witnesses who saw the build-up? Were there warning signs ignored by hotel management before he stepped onto the balcony? And why did they let him back into his room?
For Liam’s family, the wait for justice is becoming a cruel joke.
The UK inquest has been delayed repeatedly, first pushed to May 2026, and now stalled again because British coroners are still waiting on fully translated case files and evidence disclosures from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Coroner Crispin Butler told a pre-inquest hearing there had been no updates since a last review in January 2025, when he said he would seek full reports and eyewitness statements before a final inquest.
He added: “We have had no further disclosure of evidence from Argentina via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.”
It has been 24 months. Why are the Argentine authorities dragging their heels in handing over the final, unredacted timeline?
ALONGSIDE his brother Noel, Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher is believed to have earned around £50million from their Live ‘25 Tour.
But rather than spending it on VIP boxes at Manchester City, or a palatial palace and gold-plated bone for his beloved rescue dog Buttons, Liam appears to have plunged part of his cash into a new house.
Paperwork for his pad in the Cotswolds, which he bought with fiancée Debbie Gwyther, revealed the singer paid the £4million bill in cash.
A source said: “Liam and Noel are both savvy and have people advising them when it comes to their earnings.
“The cash they earned from their Live ’25 Tour is just the start of it as, when they finish their second tour next year, they will both be so minted they’d never have to work a day in their lives ever again.”
And as they continue to ride the wave of success — with their 42-date tour next year totally sold out — Noel and Liam are doing everything they can to protect their legacy.
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Yesterday it was confirmed the brothers had taken legal action against an auction house over a proposed sale of old Oasis recordings.
London-based Littleton Auctions had announced they had a huge lot of archive footage — including audio from soundchecks and 100 hours of rehearsal tapes from Oasis’s Nineties heyday.
The lot was taken to them by Owain Richards, whose father Huw worked with the band from 1994 until 2001.
An injunction has now been taken out by Oasis to stop the auction going ahead.
The MD of the company said in a statement: “Littleton Auctions confirms that the Oasis recordings known as The Desk Tapes have been withdrawn from our October 3 auction in light of legal proceedings.
“We are very disappointed that we cannot offer this significant archive as planned.”
When asked about the legal row, Owain said: “It is true that Oasis have sued me and my father, to try to prevent the auction of the tapes made by my father many years ago.
“We have agreed to postpone the auction to enable the legal dispute to be resolved, either by litigation or otherwise in an orderly way.”
Some items have been allowed through, including original set lists and itineraries from Oasis’s early tours, as well as an original Kangol parka coat, and will go under the hammer on Saturday.
RONNIE WOOD has put his never-before-seen portraits of Jimi Hendrix on display at the late rocker’s home, which has been turned into a museum in London.
Speaking at Handel Hendrix House, where he was given a giant celebratory bouquet of flowers, Ronnie also spilled the beans about the time when he and Jimi were young housemates in London back in the day.
He revealed they both nearly starved because neither of them had a clue how to cook.
Ronnie said: “Food was never an option.
“We had a few peas to shove around the plate.”
But life was certainly interesting.
Ronnie said of Jimi: “He could play the guitar right and left-handed.
“He used to play over the neck, upside down.
“In the end, he ran out of ideas and used to set his guitar on fire.”
Recalling Jimi’s passing in 1970, Ronnie added: “I was at Ronnie Scott’s the night he died.
“He was walking away with his arm around a girl, he said goodbye – and died that night.
“It was such a shock the next day.”
Ronnie also gave an update on The Rolling Stones after their last two planned tours were canned.
He said: “I take it as it comes.
“I don’t like waiting.
“That is why I get a band together, to keep playing.”
You can get along now to Ronnie’s show at Jimi’s old house in Mayfair, which was also once home to composer George Frideric Handel.
It runs until April 11 next year.
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, Olivia Dean, Raye, Suede, Pulp and Jade Thirlwall are all confirmed as performers at this year’s Mercury Prize show.
Dove Ellie, Knats, Kojey Radical and Nia Archvies will also take to the stage at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on October 22.
Each artist will perform one track from their Album Of The Year entry, while fellow nominees Dave and Sir Paul McCartney will be celebrated with two special, short films showcasing their records.
THE BEATLES’ Apple Corps company made a huge £41.1million profit last year.
That’s up £16million on the year before, with surviving members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr each pocketing millions, as will the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison.
DAISY EDGAR-JONES reminds me here of an angelic ornament you’d find in your nan’s garden.
She wore this demure white dress for a garden shoot in Australia to promote her movie Sense And Sensibility, based on the romantic novel by Jane Austen.
As is the trend with actresses now, Daisy has taken a leaf out of Zendaya‘s book and is matching her fashion choices to the film she’s promoting.
And as she steps back in time to play sensible older sister Elinor Dashwood in the new big-screen adaptation of Austen’s 1811 novel, Daisy absolutely nailed the vibe while posing for pictures in Sydney.
But could her stylist have a bit more fun with her fashion? For sure.
BRIT Awards bosses say holding the ceremony in Manchester for the first time gave the city a major boost earlier this year.
A new report says the ceremony contributed £5million in direct spending, with £3.6million coming from visitors and the remaining £1.4million from organisers and partners.
On top of this, employment rates got a helping hand, with 3,099 temporary jobs created.
The report also revealed that 92 per cent of attendees rated their Brits experience as excellent or good – which is helpful, given the bash is going to be held at Co-op Live in the city for the next two years.
Stacey Tang, co-president of RCA Records at Sony Music UK and chair of the Brits Committee, said: “Moving the Brits to Manchester was about more than moving an awards show.
“It’s about shining a light on talent and creative communities across the UK, opening up opportunities and widening participation.”
KELLY ROWLAND has issued a blow to Destiny‘s Child fans after admitting talks of a reunion had stalled.
Appearing on the Table Manners podcast, she said of her bandmates Beyonce and Michelle Williams: “It hasn’t been anything we talked about . . . I was just with the girls, and we had a great time talking, and our children are together.”
Kelly, who is a coach on the next series of The Voice UK, also revealed she’d chosen to go teetotal.
She said: “I just tried to see what a week was like, and then it was like, ‘Oh, I’ve gotten to two weeks.’
“Next time I knew it was like six months and I hadn’t had a drink, and I was like, ‘Oh, I like this feeling. It works.’”
R.E.M. are re- releasing their 12th studio album Reveal to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
The reissue – out November 20 – will be put out alongside The Black Sessions Revealed, a previously unreleased 17-song performance by R.E.M., recorded for Radio France in 2001.
THE house where Taylor Swift recorded her 2014 No1 album 1989 has gone up for sale.
The Pillsbury Estate in Beverly Hills, which was her home for seven years until 2018, has become a mecca for fans.
It is now on the market for $7.9million.
FREDDIE Mercury’s grand piano is going under the hammer today – and could fetch up to £400,000.
Before the auction began, the late Queen frontman’s godson, Freddie Mack, opened up about his favourite memories of his namesake.
In an exclusive chat, he said: “He came to my family home in Munich, and there was this big rocking horse.
“It was very fancy and I was kind of scared of it.
“He just waited with me then guided me to befriend this new toy.
“He put me on it and rocked me back on forth and showed me that this is a nice gift, nothing to be scared of.
“He just took his time to be there for me.”
The piano is up for sale at Propstore’s Music Memorabilia auction, alongside other big-ticket collectors’ pieces.
These include Michael Jackson‘s black and gold military-style jacket, which could fetch up to £500,000.
Or if you fancy John Lennon’s tinted glasses, they could cost you £200,000.
WAYNE ROONEY has told Robbie Williams he wants the singer to take back the Brit Award Rob gave him more than a decade ago.
Angels star Robbie had sent his trophy to Wayne to cheer him up after learning the footie ace had broken his foot.
But Rob recently admitted he was under the influence when he told his manager to give it away.
Appearing on Absolute Radio, Wayne said: “I went to Knebworth to see Robbie and after I broke my foot, when I got home he’d sent me his Brit Award for Angels to somehow help me get my foot better.
“I’ve now offered to give it back.
“I’ve seen the documentary with his daughter talking about Angels and what it meant, so I’ve now been in touch and said, ‘Listen, take it back for your daughter,’ and he’s said to me, ‘No, I gave it to you,’ so I still have it.”
Pop it in the post, Wazza – you’ll make Robbie’s day.
LIAM Gallagher has made a cheeky joke to fans who missed out on Oasis Live ’27 tickets after all 42 dates sold out in three days.
Tickets went on sale on Friday and remained available over the weekend before completely selling out.
Following the news, Liam, 52, took to X this evening to issue a statement as he left a parting joke with their fans.
He said: “That’s all folks, we have officially sold out. No more tickets left.
“Congratulations to everyone who got a ticket and to those who didn’t, sneak in, f**k it, YOLO. LG x.”
Excited fans who managed to luckily get tickets rushed to the comments section as one said: “See you in 2027, Liam!
“I’ll be travelling just to see you guys! Best wishes from Costa Rica!”
Another person commented: “See you at Knebworth! Let’s have it!”
However, some unlucky fans weren’t able to get their hands on tickets as one fumed: “I was manifesting it so much, I’m upset.”
While a second moaned: “Liam I’m so sad, I was born and raised on Oasis and I didn’t get a code. I hope I can see you one day.”
Pre-registered fans were randomly selected to receive a unique code for nine onsale windows running from Friday to Sunday.
This registration process was the only way members of the general public could buy tickets.
Since the tickets have sold out, fans have been issued with a warning to remain vigilant and avoid scams on social media.
Resale tickets will only be available to purchase via the Ticketmaster and Twickets websites, for the prices originally paid, nearer to the tour dates.
Earlier today, Liam and Noel, 59, issued the stark warning to desperate fans considering buying from sites selling tickets to their gigs at inflated prices.
The statement on the Oasis social media pages said: “All codes have now been sent out, with the final sale windows happening today.
“Please avoid scams involving social media accounts selling codes or tickets. These will be fake or invalid.
“Tickets currently on secondary websites are liable to be cancelled.
“Resale tickets will be available nearer the events and will only be available, at the price originally paid, through Ticketmaster and Twickets.”
Brothers Noel and Liam will kick off their 2027 mega world tour with performances at the Parkhead stadium on May 21, 23, 25, 28 and 29.
