Alright, so I kept hearing these whispers, you know? Stuff flying around about Travis Barker and Kim Kardashian. Like, was there something there before Kourtney? It got me curious, figured I’d spend a bit of time trying to sort it out myself.
First thing I did was just hit the search engines. Typed in the usual stuff, “Travis Barker Kim Kardashian history,” “Did Travis date Kim,” that kind of thing. You know how it goes, you gotta wade through a bunch of junk sometimes.
Digging Through the Noise
So, after clicking around for a while, reading some articles, looking at old gossip bits, a few things started coming up again and again.
- The Crush Thing: Yeah, Travis apparently mentioned in his own book, way back, that he had a thing for Kim. This was ages ago, like when she was working for Paris Hilton. He thought she was hot. Okay, fair enough.
- They Knew Each Other: They definitely ran in the same circles, mostly because of Paris Hilton. Seems like they were friendly, neighbors even for a bit. So, not total strangers.
- The Denial: This was the big one. Both Travis and Kim have apparently shut down any rumors of them ever hooking up or having a romance. They’ve both said, pretty clearly, it never happened.
- Context Matters: Travis apparently clarified later that his comments in the book were just about finding her attractive back then, nothing more serious.
So, What’s the Deal?
After looking into it, my take is pretty simple. It feels like Travis had a crush on her years ago, like a lot of guys probably did. He mentioned it, maybe a bit too openly in his book. They knew each other casually because of mutual friends and living nearby.
But actual dating? A secret fling? Doesn’t seem like it. Both sides say no. It feels like the internet and gossip rags took his old comments and spun them into something bigger, especially once he got serious with Kourtney. It makes for a dramatic story, I guess, but the actual substance seems pretty thin based on what I could find.
So yeah, that was my little dive into the Travis and Kim thing. Mostly just old history and a crush that got talked about way later. Nothing much actually happened between them romantically, far as I can tell from what they’ve both said. Just neighbors and acquaintances from back in the day.
