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Liam Payne helped One Direction—including fellow former members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson—become one of the biggest boy bands in history with more than 70 million records sold.

But with the tragic news of Payne’s death on Wednesday, friends and fans are reflecting on the sometimes rocky friendships among the former pop group.

Payne, who unexpectedly died at age 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was a member of One Direction from its inception on the TV competition show The X Factor in 2010.

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The group appeared to get along from the get-go as its first four albums debuted at No. 1 and songs like “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life” became big hits. But behind the scenes, Payne and his bandmates had their share of disagreements before and after One Direction disbanded in 2016.

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