Liam Payne previously ODed and had to be revived, was in ‘no shape’ to appear on Netflix series: Sources

Liam Payne overdosed and had to beryllium resuscitated astatine slightest erstwhile while successful nan grip of drug addiction, aggregate sources show Page Six.

The tragic One Direction prima — who fell to his decease disconnected a edifice pavilion successful Argentina connected Oct. 16 while apparently nether nan power of narcotics — had ODed a fewer years ago, a adjacent root revealed.

Another elder euphony insider said they had been told Payne had overdosed astatine slightest doubly successful nan past.

The adjacent source, who has known nan vocalist since his days successful the chart-topping British group, told really Payne’s friends and erstwhile colleagues were besides “shocked” erstwhile his head signed him up for Netflix show “Building nan Band” alongside Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland – arsenic he was conscionable retired of rehab.

“His head pushed him to do nan show and location were a batch of worried texts exchanged betwixt us,” said nan source.

“We were shocked, location was nary measurement he was successful immoderate style to do this.

“Liam had, successful nan past fewer months, go very isolated by a caller group of group distant from [those] who cared for him and who’d been trying to thief him for a agelong time.”

As Page Six revealed, Payne, who was conscionable 31 astatine nan clip of his decease and was being looked aft by a caller head who had inserted himself into his life — and wanted him to spell backmost connected tour.

Another well-placed root who knew Payne alleged, “Liam’s head moved him to Miami and distant from each of his friends, he isolated him.”

In nan months earlier his tragic death, Payne had moved successful pinch woman Kate Cassidy, who has since revealed they were readying to wed and talking astir their early together. She had near Argentina conscionable 2 days earlier his tragic fatal accident.

The root added Payne’s life had sadly gone downhill aft 1D went connected hiatus backmost successful 2015 and he had been dealing pinch supplier addiction for a number of years.

“He was heartbroken and ne'er really recovered,” nan root added, “He was mislaid without his brothers,” referring to bandmates Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. 

Payne had filmed nan Netflix show earlier this year, and had continued texting pinch Scherzinger —currently starring connected broadway successful “Sunset Boulevard” — aft nan filming was complete.

The brace first met successful 2010 erstwhile she was 1 of “The X Factor” judges who formed One Direction. In an affectional Instagram station aft his death, she celebrated nan emotion and passion for euphony they some had, arsenic good arsenic his “kind heart, saccharine psyche and character.” 

It’s not yet known what will hap to nan Netflix show footage.

The bid comes from Remarkable Entertainment, producers of NBC deed “The Wall”, which is portion of Banijay UK. 

Friends and loved ones now mobility whether Netflix and nan producers sought aesculapian proposal earlier signing up Payne, arsenic it was good known that he was suffering intelligence wellness and addiction issues, we’re told.

“Did Netflix and producers person immoderate master advice, if so, from whom, to verify that he was successful a fresh authorities of wellness mentally and physically to movie nan series,” 1 friend of Payne’s asked.

Netflix declined to remark for this story.

However, a root adjacent to nan UK accumulation said Liam was a impermanent judge connected nan show and didn’t look successful each episodes and that he recovered nan acquisition truthful fulfilling he wanted to proceed moving pinch nan bands aft nan production.

As we revealed, Payne, a father-of-one, had precocious been dropped by his grounds label, Universal, and his London-based publicist.

The star’s assemblage is still successful Argentina, wherever his begetter Geoff Payne is waiting to bring him backmost to nan UK for burial.

However, we’re told nan autopsy is taking longer than expected as nan narcotics nan vocalist consumed are believed to person been trim pinch different chartless substances.