Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has debunked long-standing rumours claiming she once dated Travis Barker, the Blink-182 drummer who is now married to her sister, Kourtney Kardashian.
Speaking on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday, host Alex Cooper asked Kim Kardashian directly if she had ever “hooked up” with Barker in the past.
“No, I never have,” Kim replied firmly. “Absolutely, that I do not mind you asking. I never have, and it really sucks that (rumour) has gone on.”
Kim Kardashian went on to explain that she and Travis had simply been friends for years, recalling that they met when Barker was dating Paris Hilton, with whom Kim was also close at the time.
“He dated Paris, and we were all friends. We’d hang out when I was with Paris. We’d be on the road and go to their tour in Amsterdam,” she said. “So, I have been friends with him… and never hooked up with him.”
When asked if she knew that Travis had once confessed to having a crush on her in his 2015 memoir Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, Kim Kardashian said she was unaware.
“No,” she said. “But it would say that we never hooked up. I don’t think he would allude to that information, you know?”
Kim added that Travis had always been close to their family long before his relationship with Kourtney began.
“Kourtney was around during that time. They were neighbours for a decade. He was always around with his kids, coming to birthdays and family events. Everything was super open and cool… It was nothing weird.”
