Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores is suing the singer's dad for alleged defamation. Nores was charged with manslaughter in connection to Payne's death.

He added that the statements made by Payne's father, which were shared with the media, had an "adverse impact" on his reputation of "mega proportions with extensive damages". The

Geoff Payne, the father of late One Direction star Liam Payne, has been named in a US defamation lawsuit by the singer’s friend Roger Nores