Liam Payne reportedly sent ex-fiancée Maya Henry and her family X-rated photos of himself after their breakup, court filings reveal.
Payne was allegedly “performing disturbing sexual acts on himself” in images, according to documents obtained by The Post on Tuesday, November 12. Henry claimed in her filing that the singer also attempted to send “intimate images” of her to other people. The Post noted that the allegations were included within a cease and desist issued by Henry days before Payne’s death. (She has yet to address his passing.)
The former One Direction member died on October 16 at age 31 after falling off a hotel balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires. An investigation has since been opened regarding his death.
Daily Mail previously reported that Payne had been served with a cease and desist from Henry on October 14 “following the emergence of new and concerning information.” She accused the singer of repeatedly contacting her and her family members. (Us Weekly reached out to Henry for comment at the time.)
Henry, a model, and Payne started dating in 2018. They were engaged by 2020 but called off their relationship two years later.
Prior to Payne’s death, Henry claimed that the singer had been “weaponizing” his fanbase against her.
“Ever since we broke up, he messages me, will blow up my phone, not only from his phone number, it’s always from different phone numbers too, so I never know where it’s gonna come from,” she alleged via TikTok. “He’ll create new iCloud accounts to iMessage me — it’s always a damn new iCloud account. Every time I see one pop up on my phone I’m like, ‘Here we f—– go again.’”
Henry added: “Also, [he] will email me … not only me, but he’ll blow up my mom’s phone. Is that normal behavior to you?”
Earlier this year, Henry released her debut novel Looking Forward — which is speculated to be inspired by her relationship with Payne. (The main characters, and their backgrounds, appear to have some parallels to Henry and Payne, respectively.)
“Obviously the book is fiction, [but it’s] definitely inspired by true events,” she told People in May. “[The main character] Mallory is very similar to me, and that’s why it was very easy for me to write her character and put the emotion in there. I’m just grateful that I have this opportunity and platform to really help be a voice for women.”
