LOS ANGELES – Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker was hospitalized in California on Tuesday for pancreatitis, according to multiple reports.
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Update 1:50 p.m. EDT June 29: In a statement obtained by ET, an unidentified source said Barker began to experience “intense pain in his abdomen” on Tuesday. He and his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, called 911, the entertainment news outlet reported.
“After speaking with Travis and running several tests, doctors said Travis is suffering from pancreatitis,” the unidentified source told ET.
Citing sources, TMZ reported that the pancreatitis was triggered by a recent colonoscopy.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, pancreatitis is a redness and swelling of the pancreas caused by digestive juices or enzymes attacking the pancreas. Symptoms including severe belly pain, nausea, vomiting, rapid heart rate and fever.
Original report: Barker’s 16-year-old daughter, Alabama Luella Barker, asked her followers in an Instagram story posted Tuesday evening to “please send your prayers,” the Los Angeles Times reported.
According to TMZ, which first reported Barker’s hospitalization, the musician and husband of reality-TV star Kourtney Kardashian was first taken to West Hills Hospital and Medical Center near Calabasas on Tuesday morning after experiencing a health scare.
An ambulance then rushed the drummer to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for additional treatment, the Times reported, noting that Barker’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Just before 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Barker tweeted, “God save me,” but it was not clear if the missive was related to the medical emergency.
According to People magazine, Barker was hospitalized and readmitted in 2018 for blood clots found in each arm, as well as a staph infection and cellulitis, a bacterial infection that can cause swelling, inflammation and pain.
The drummer also survived a 2008 plane crash that left him with third-degree burns covering 65% of his body, according to the Times.
Barker told Men’s Health in 2021 that the plane crash, which killed four of six passengers, prompted him to stop using prescription drugs.
Here are some memorable photos of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker through the years.
Travis Barker performs at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Barker was hospitalized Tuesday, June 28, 2022, for an undisclosed medical emergency. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kourtney Kardashian, left, and Travis Barker arrive at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Travis Barker, left, and Kourtney Kardashian attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
1996: Blink-182 members Travis Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge pose for a portrait in their dressing room at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles on October 8, 1996.
2003: Blink-182 bandmates Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus arrive at the world premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" on June 28, 2003, at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
2004: Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 performs on stage at Wembley Arena December 6, 2004, in London.
2005: From "Meet the Barkers," Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker make an appearance on MTV’s Total Request Live on April 6, 2005, in New York City.
2006: Drummer Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 arrives at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music Awards held held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23, 2006, in Las Vegas.
2007: Musician Travis Barker and actress Shanna Moakler arrive at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards held at The Palms Hotel and Casino on September 9, 2007, in Las Vegas.
2008: DJ AM (left) and musician Travis Barker poses in the press room at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards at Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2009: Travis Barker of Blink-182 performs at Madison Square Garden on October 4, 2009, in New York City.
2010: Musician Travis Barker (center) and family arrive at the 2010 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010, in Los Angeles.
2011: Drummer Travis Barker (left) and mixed martial artist Dominick Cruz arrive at a post-fight party for UFC 132 at Studio 54 inside the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino early July 3, 2011, in Las Vegas.
2012: Musician Travis Barker (center) and children arrive at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012, in Los Angeles.
2013: Musician Travis Barker attends the 55th annual Grammy Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013, in Los Angeles.
2014: Musician Travis Barker and his children, Alabama Luella Barker and Landon Asher Barker, attend the premiere of "The LEGO Movie" at Regency Village Theatre on February 1, 2014, in Westwood, California.
2015: Musician Travis Barker performs with Run the Jewels onstage during Day 2 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2015, in Indio, California.
2016: Drummer Travis Barker of the band Blink-182 performs on ABC’s "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, on July 1, 2016, in New York City.
2017: Drummer Travis Barker or Blink-182 performs at the Capital One JamFest during the NCAA March Madness Music Festival 2017 on April 2, 2017, in Phoenix.
2018: Alabama Luella Barker, Travis Barker and Landon Asher Barker attend Nickelodeon’s 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards at the Forum on March 24, 2018, in Inglewood, California.
2019: Travis Barker attends the premiere of NBC’s "America’s Got Talent: The Champions" Season 2 Finale at Sheraton Pasadena Hotel on October 21, 2019, in Pasadena, California. (
2021: Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian attend the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.