Liam Payne's Friend Liam's Dad Is Destroying My Reputation!!! Roger Nores Sues Geoff Payne

Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores -- who was with him in his final chaotic days alive in Buenos Aires -- is suing Liam's father for allegedly smearing him in the media in the weeks after Liam died.

Roger filed the defamation lawsuit Thursday against Geoff Payne for saying Roger was supposed to take care of Liam at the time of his death. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Roger says Geoff submitted sworn declaration to Buenos Aires police stating Roger had "full responsibility for Liam's care during this last period when I was not there."

But, Roger sternly denies that saying in the lawsuit, he "never agreed to be and was never the caretaker of Liam." He acknowledges they were "dear friends" and supported each other, but says it was never a paid job for him.

Remember, Buenos Aires prosecutors have charged Roger in Liam's death ... accusing him of abandoning Liam just prior to his death.

In his lawsuit, Roger calls out Geoff for failing to share several emails between himself and Roger -- in one dated August 2024, Roger says he told Geoff he "could not further as a friend devote the same time to support Liam" and that Geoff needed to take action regarding Liam's condition ... a reference to the One Direction singer's battles with addiction.

Roger says he and Geoff actually spoke in September 2024, and he urged Liam's dad to come to Wellington, FL -- where Liam lived -- and take care of his son. He says, to the best of his knowledge, Geoff never came.

In his lawsuit, Roger points out Geoff's allegedly false statements spread around the world when TMZ obtained police documents containing his claims about Roger. Those documents were featured in our documentary "Liam Payne: Who's to Blame?" ... in which we also interviewed Roger.

According to the suit, Roger stands by something he told us -- that he wasn't lacing Liam with narcotics. He says he "never provided Liam with any recreational drugs and never controlled any prescribed medications taken by Liam."

Roger says he will donate any money he's awarded from the lawsuit to Liam's son, Bear.

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