Travis Barker Opens Up About His First Marriage, Divorce, and the Relationship That Came Before Kourtney Kardashian!

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Travis Barker Opens Up About His First Marriage, Divorce, and the Relationship That Came Before Kourtney Kardashian!

2026/08/13 Report

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Before Travis Barker became known worldwide as the drummer of Blink-182 and the husband of reality star Kourtney Kardashian, he experienced a much quieter chapter in his personal life. Barker recently reflected on his short-lived marriage to Melissa Kennedy, a relationship that ended in divorce in 2002 before he later met his second wife, Shanna Moakler.

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## A Brief Marriage That Shaped His Journey

Barker and Melissa Kennedy’s marriage was an important but often overlooked part of his early life. At the time, Barker was building his reputation as the energetic drummer behind one of pop-punk’s biggest bands.

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