Kim Kardashian recently put to rest long-standing rumors regarding an alleged romantic past with Travis Barker, the drummer for Blink-182. This clarification came during a candid interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, where she explicitly stated that she had never been in a romantic relationship with Barker prior to his marriage with her sister, Kourtney Kardashian.
Alex Cooper, the host of the podcast, inquired if Kardashian had “ever hooked up” with Barker “in the past”. Kardashian, founder of SKIMS, promptly responded to the question.
“No, I never have,” stated Kardashian, “Absolutely, that I do not mind you asking. I never have and it really sucks that (rumour) has gone on.”
This rumor has persisted over the years, partially due to Barker’s 2015 memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums. In his memoir, Barker confessed to having a crush on Kardashian. However, Kardashian stated that she was unaware that Barker had written about her in his memoir.
“No,” Kardashian replied when asked if she knew about the memoir mention, “But it would say that we never hooked up. I mean, I don’t think he would allude to that information, you know?”
Kardashian elaborated that her friendship with Barker developed through mutual social circles, which included Paris Hilton, who Barker dated for a short period.
“He dated Paris (Hilton) and we were all friends and we’d all hang out when I was with Paris,” she stated, “We’d be on the road and go to, like, their tour in Amsterdam. The controversy deepens as so, I have been friends with him… And never hooked up with him.”
Barker and Kourtney Kardashian started dating in 2020 and got married in 2022. According to Kim Kardashian, their families had been closely acquainted for years prior to Barker and Kourtney’s romantic relationship.
“Kourtney was around during that time. They were neighbours for a decade,” she elaborated, “So, when everyone was all hanging out… he was always around with his kids. They’d always come to Kourtney’s house for all the birthdays. Everything was super open and cool and everyone’s been friends. He was just as good of friends with them as he was with all of us. It was nothing weird.”
