Travis Barker, seen here with his daughter Alabama, is "disgusted" by the messages she received. Photo / Getty
Travis Barker, seen here with his daughter Alabama, is "disgusted" by the messages she received. Photo / Getty
Blink 182 star Travis Barker is "disgusted" after learning that his 13-year-old daughter was sent messages by 20-year-old Echosmith drummer Graham Sierota.
Alabama, Barker's daughter with Shanna Moakler, posted screenshots to her Instagram of direct messages from Sierota.
Alabama wrote: ""Hey guys! So once again I am bringing this toyour attention because I'm a 13 year old girl and he is 21 / 20 super creepy."
The first messages were sent in 2016, when Alabama was only 10 years old.
Travis Barker with his daughter Alabama. Photo / Getty
The messages show Sierota making multiple attempts to make contact, saying "H" repeatedly before desperately posting: "By the way I'm Graham from echosmith and I think ur beautiful."
Alabama did not engage with the messages until they started up again recently, with an invite to a backyard party.
She responded, writing: "Ur like 40."
Sierota responded with: "I just wanted to say i really like ur music and sorry for messaging and I'm 20."
Alabama then responds, writing: "Ok but u understand I'm a child?"
The Instagram post shared by Alabama Barker. Photo / Supplied
Barker shared his anger with US news site The Blast, saying: "When I found out a 20 year old man was trying to get in touch with my 13 year old daughter by filling her Instagram messages with party invites and compliments I was disgusted.
"That's predatory behavior and there is nothing cool, normal or ok about it at all."
Graham Sierota of indie band Echosmith. Photo / Instagram
Sierota has since responded to the allegations, providing a statement to gossip site Just Jared: "I had invited Alabama to my parents' big family BBQ along with many other people, and it wasn't until she responded that I realized her age at which point I apologized to her. I'm really sorry and feel very badly about this. I didn't realize she was a minor and assumed she was my age. I made a careless mistake and this is a big lesson for me. I would like to apologize again to Alabama, her dad Travis, and her family."
