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Travis Barker is not happy about the paparazzi leaking a photo of his and Kourtney Kardashian's 10-month-old son, Rocky Barker.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the blink-182 drummer and Lemme founder have worked feverishly to protect the child's privacy and keep his face off social media, and are very disappointed about the photo.
"Unfortunately, someone finally got a photo of him, but we’d rather keep him out of the spotlight."
The standout was very firm on his stance to leave social media usage up to Rocky himself, and let the child decide how involved he wants to be when he is of age.
"I think it’s weird to grow up and you’re 15 or 12, and you’re like, 'Mom, you posted this of me?'"
In fact, Kardashian's 14-year-old son Mason Disick, whom she shares with ex Scott Disick, is not a fan of social media and prefers his mother keep posted photos of him at a minimum, per E!News.
The Kardashians star, who has amassed a total of 221 million Instagram followers and counting, commented on how important privacy is to her family in a 2022 interview with iHeartRadio podcast, Not Skinny But Not Fat, citing a desire for "normalcy" in respect to what is shared on social media.
"I want my kids to be kids. I crave normalcy as much as we can have it."
Barker also expressed that he wished he carried out the same social media practices with his and ex Shanna Moakler's children daughter Alabama Barker, 18, son Landon Barker, 20, and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya, 25, when they were not of age to approve photos.
The beloved musician and his bride plan to continue to keep Rocky's face on social media, and ask that paparazzi also respect the child's privacy.