Travis Barker has been at the forefront of media after his documentary, Travis Barker: Love Is Louder Than Fear, premiered this weekend. However, amidst all of the stories that came out of the documentary, one stands out. Travis’s ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, revealed just how many painkillers her ex-husband was taking at the height of his drug addiction. Keep reading for more details on what she had to say.
Shanna Moakler Dishes on Travis Barker
This past weekend, Travis Barker’s documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, featuring several stories from the Blink-182 drummer’s life. While he is currently well known for not only his music but also his connection to the Kardashian family, he has a rich past with several stories that may shock new fans. One of those being his heavy drug addiction.
Prior to his marriage to Kourtney Kardashian, he was married to and shared two children, Alabama and Landon, with Shanna Moakler. Much like now, he was even part of his family’s show, Meet the Barkers. However, Shanna reveals that at one point, his drug addiction got very out of hand. This includes taking between ’20 and 30 painkillers a day,’ Y! Entertainment reports.
So what got him out of his deep drug addiction? It was the plane crash that almost claimed his life.
“People are always like, ‘Did you go to rehab?’” Travis said in a past interview. “And I say, ‘No, I was in a plane crash.’ That was my rehab. Lose three of your friends and almost die? That was my wake-up call. If I wasn’t in a crash, I would have probably never quit.”
Opening Up About Miscarriage
In addition to the drug addiction, the documentary highlights several of the highs and lows of Travis’ life so far, including a miscarriage he shared with Kourtney Kardashian. Fans of the couple know that they were over the moon when Kourtney gave birth to their son, Rocky; however, it wasn’t smooth sailing ahead of her pregnancy with him. Kourtney was very open about her struggle with fertility and getting pregnant. But that wasn’t the couple’s only struggle.
The couple reveals that Kourtney actually got pregnant with a little girl just six months after the couple got together. They planned to name her Tulip.
However, just three months after conception, the family got devastating news. They were no longer able to hear their baby, Tulip’s heartbeat.
“When we lost the baby, we were devastated. We cried for days,” Kourtney confesses.
Thankfully, it all worked out in the end once they welcomed baby Rocky to the family in 2023.
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Haley is a recent IU grad with a degree in journalism and apparel merchandising. She loves to indulge her guilty pleasures by watching or writing about reality TV. In her free time, you can find her wandering around IKEA looking for cool furniture or playing with her cat Bagel.
