Why Rob Kardashian Skipped Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s Wedding: Italy Event ‘Would Have Been Too Much for Him’
24.05.2022 - 06:23
/ usmagazine.com
Missing in action. Rob Kardashian was noticeably absent from his sister Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding to Travis Barker — but it wasn’t personal, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
The insider says the former Arthur George sock designer, 35, “really wanted to be there for Kourtney’s special day,” but he didn’t want the attention.
“He is still very much private and prefers low-key celebrations where there aren’t a lot of photographers,” the insider explains of the Kardashians’ only brother. “He doesn’t like being in the spotlight. The whole affair would have been too much for him.”
Rob, who stepped back from regularly appearing on Keeping Up With the Kardashians in 2013, “supported Kourtney from afar” as he stayed stateside with daughter Dream, 5, who he shares with ex-fiancée Blac Chyna, while his family traveled to Portofino, Italy, for the Poosh founder’s wedding. His sisters and mother Kris Jenner sent him plenty of photos during their trip.
“He loves his sister very much and is so happy for her and Travis,” the insider reveals. “He will celebrate with her in LA.” He also hopped on FaceTime to chat with his sisters while they were in Italy.
The wedding comes just weeks after his mother, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner won in an explosive defamation trial with Blac Chyna.
The model, 35, filed a $100 million lawsuit in 2017 against Rob and his famous family after the spinoff series Rob & Chyna, which starred the former couple, was cancelled. (The pair, sparked a romance in January 2016 before getting engaged three months later, dated on and off for two years before calling it quits in 2017.) After the original filing, Chyna later dropped Rob and Kendall Jenner from the lawsuit, naming solely Kris, Kim,