Oscar De La Hoya Is ‘Grateful’ Travis Barker ‘Stepped Up to the Plate’ to Raise Atiana
usmagazine.comOscar De La Hoya sang Travis Barker‘s praises while discussing how his children were raised in his absence.“He’s a good guy.
I’ve talked to him several times, and we communicate about Atiana,” De La Hoya, 50, said of Barker and his 24-year-old daughter during an extensive interview with Entertainment Tonight published on Saturday, July 8. “And we communicate about Atiana.
I’m just grateful for what he’s done.”Shanna Moakler and De La Hoya welcomed Atiana together in 1999. Moakler went on to marry Barker, now 47, in October 2004 and they welcomed son Landon, now 19, and daughter Alabama, now 17, before their divorce was finalized in 2008.The boxer, who is currently promoting his HBO documentary, The Golden Boy, said he has come to terms with being an absentee father.“Look, I didn’t raise my kids, you know?
Their moms did. And I have to give credit where credit is due,” De La Hoya explained. “I’m grateful that Barker was there, you know, as a father figure for my daughter.
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