United Kingdom, Feb. 20 -- Liam Payne's friend will not be charged over his death.

The One Direction singer passed away after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina in October, and his pal Rogelio 'Roger' Nores and four others had been facing charges relating to his passing, but appeal court judges have now cleared three of them and reversed an earlier decision to charge them.

Roger's lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona, is "happy" with the decision to reverse the manslaughter charge, having argued against prosecutors' claims the businessman was the 'Strip That Down' singer's representative and had failed in his duty of care.

He said in a statement: "We are happy to have reversed the decision by 360 degrees.

"We have always maintained t...