All About Alabama Barker's Mom: Biography, Kids, and Family Faqs
By Maya Lin-Takahashi
Moakler’s personal life played out under relentless tabloid scrutiny long before social media arrived. In October 1997, she began dating Olympic gold-medalist and boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya. The couple got engaged in 1998 and welcomed a daughter, Atiana, the following year. Their engagement collapsed abruptly in 2000 when Moakler reportedly discovered De La Hoya attending the Latin Grammy Awards with another woman on live television, prompting an eventual $62.5 million palimony lawsuit that was settled out of court.
Not long after, Moakler met Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. The pair married in a lavish, The Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired gothic ceremony in October 2004. Their chemistry was electric, but their domestic life was notoriously turbulent. Barker filed for divorce in 2008, setting off a multi-year cycle of separations, brief reconciliations, and heated police visits to their shared residence.
Despite finalizing their divorce, the co-parenting relationship remained fraught. Both parents traded barbed accusations through online blogs and media interviews, fighting bitterly over custody schedules, child support payments, and living arrangements. While they occasionally found common ground to support their children during major milestones, their unresolved grievances laid the groundwork for persistent public tensions.
Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.
