Kim Kardashian denied ever being romantically concerned with Travis Barker and clarified their longtime friendship throughout a brand new Call Her Daddy podcast episode.

Kim Kardashian put an finish to a long-running rumor throughout her look on the Call Her Daddy podcast, flatly denying she ever dated or attached with Travis Barker earlier than he married her sister Kourtney Kardashian.

Asked straight by host Alex Cooper if she had “ever hooked up” with the blink-182 drummer, Kardashian didn’t hesitate.

“No, I never have,” she stated. “Absolutely, that I do not mind you asking. I never have and it really sucks that (rumor) has gone on.”

Barker’s Memoir Sparked Speculation

The rumor gained traction after Barker’s 2015 memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, revealed he had a crush on Kardashian, however she stated she had no thought she was talked about within the guide.

“No,” she stated when requested if she knew in regards to the reference. “But it would say that we never hooked up. I mean, I don’t think he would allude to that information, you know?”

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Their Connection Traced Back to Paris Hilton

Kardashian defined that she and Barker first met by mutual pals, together with Paris Hilton, who briefly dated the drummer.

“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. So, I have been friends with him… and never hooked up with him.”

Kim Says Family Ties Were Always Close

Barker and Kourtney Kardashian started relationship in 2020 and married in 2022. According to Kim, their households had been shut for years earlier than the connection turned romantic.

“Kourtney was around during that time. They were neighbors for a decade,” she stated. “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.”

The full interview aired Wednesday on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

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