Payne was in a legal battle when he passed away, where his former partner alleged claims against Payne, his fans and former bandmates from One Direction.
Maya Henry, Payne’s ex, had started a legal battle against the late singer days before he passed away.
Their relationship started in 2018, and it went public in 2019. They revealed their engagement in 2020, and Maya Henry was seen with her big diamond ring in London, as they were out at night.
In 2022, they called off their engagement and a year later they tried again. Later, before Payne passed away, Maya Henry accused Payne with persistently reaching out to her.
@mayahenry Replying to @marie ♬ original sound – Maya Henry
“Ever since we broke up he messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone, it’s always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where it’s gonna come from,” Henry said in a TikTok video she shared a week before she took the legal action.
Henry also stated that Payne was trusting to his fanbase to abuse her on social media, and stated that Payne “weaponized” his fanbase against her.
As people accused Henry with wanting money from Payne, “I never needed his money. He never even paid anything for me. I literally paid for everything myself,” she defended herself.
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