One of the hottest — and most unexpected — new couples to come out of 2021 is Kourtney
Kardashian and Travis Barker. Sources say the pair, who have known each other for years
and have continuously been at the center of dating rumors, became an item in January.
An insider told Us Weekly at the time,
"Kourtney and Travis are officially a couple. [...] They have been close friends for years
and have been dating for a couple months."
From there, Kourtney and Barker confirmed their relationship via social media and have
been flaunting their love and showing off lots of PDA ever since. They spent Valentine's
Day together, and in April, the Blink 182 rocker showered the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
star with flowers and a lavish night out. He also declared his love for his girlfriend
in a sweet Instagram post. He wrote,
"I F***ING LOVE YOU! YOU'RE A BLESSING TO THIS WORLD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY."
Kourtney isn’t the first Kardashian to catch Barker’s eye. Before he and Kourtney ever
got together, Barker once told Us Weekly that he had a major crush on her sister, Kim Kardashian,
when she was still Paris Hilton's assistant. In fact, he admitted he couldn't keep his
eyes off the reality star. He gushed in 2015,
"How could you not stare at Kim? Mind you, I enjoyed hanging out with Paris, but I love
curvy girls. [...] Kim was eye candy. I was no way disrespectful to Paris, but I couldn't
keep my eyes off Kim!"
The famous drummer also shared that the two would hang out sometimes as they both live
in Calabasas. Barker said at the time, revealing he was attracted to Kim and that they had
a flirtatious connection,
"We would go out to eat, just hang out."
However, he noted that "nothing ever happened between" them.
According to his ex Shanna Moakler, something did happen between him and Kim ... while they
were still married.
Just weeks after publicly calling the couple's PDA "weird" and sources coming forward to
say Moakler was "hurt" that her ex-husband was showering his new girlfriend with the
same romantic gestures he once did for her, she's claimed he cheated on her with Kim Kardashian
while they were still married.
The accusation surfaced in a direct message posted by the former couple’s teenage daughter,
Alabama, who wanted to expose her mom's lies and the truth about their mother-daughter
relationship. She wrote:
"Everybody thinks my mother is amazing, Matthew [Shanna's boyfriend] is nothing but awful
to her not only that but he cheats on her. [...] My mom has never completely been in
my life. Can you guys stop painting her out to be an amazing mom? Did your moms ask to
see you on Mother's Day [because] mine didn't? I'm done keeping it a secret, reality shows."
Also in The Instagram Story, a screenshot shows Moakler responding to a fan about her
relationship with Barker, including what led to their split. It reads:
"I divorced Travis because I caught him having an affair with Kim. Now, he's in love with
her sister ... it's all gross. I'm not the bad guy!"
Following the affair rumors, sources close to Kim Kardashian told Page Six there is no
truth to Moakler's claims. An insider said,
"Travis and Kim have never had a romantic relationship. [...] They were friends who
met through Paris Hilton and that is also how Kourtney and Travis were introduced."
Another source also said that "it's a shame" the rocker's ex-wife would involve Kim in
her drama with Travis Barker. The insider explained,
"She is clearly bitter her ex is happy and has moved on. [...] It's extremely hurtful
to her kids how she is behaving. Hopefully, she gets the help that she needs and can eventually
find happiness."
As for Barker's previous comments about being attracted to Kourtney's sister, a source told
Page Six he was just "joking" and that
"Anyone who is close to them has always known that Travis has been in love with Kourtney
for forever [not Kim]. [...] They are madly in love and best of friends. Everyone in their
circle couldn't be happier for them. [...] There is nothing weird or any drama here."
As of right now, neither Barker nor Kourtney have responded to the cheating accusations.
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