- Singer Liam Payne died without a will, leaving his £24.28 million estate to be distributed according to UK intestacy laws.
- His ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, Cheryl Tweedy, along with music lawyer Richard Bray, will administer the estate.
- The estate's assets will likely be held in trust for the pair’s son, Bear, until he reaches adulthood.
- Payne, formerly of One Direction, died in October 2024 at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
- He and Tweedy first met on the X Factor in 2008 when Payne was 14, and confirmed their relationship eight years later.
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