https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/elliewoodward/travis-barker-13-year-old-daughter-alabama-messages-musician

These people are beyond sick.

Graham messaged her "Hi" at least three times in 2016 before telling her he thought she was "beautiful", but Alabama didn't respond. Then, in July this year, he reengaged by inviting her to a party at his home.

She responded: "OK but u understand I'm a child ?" which was the last of the screenshots shared.

Alabama posted the screenshots on her Instagram story alongside a caption: "Hey guys! So once again I am bringing this to your attention because I'm a 13 year old girl and he is 21/20 super creepy."

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Shortly after she'd shared the screenshots, Travis spoke out about it, revealing that he felt "disgusted" by what he perceived as "predatory behavior".

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Speaking to the Blast, Travis said: "When I found out a 20-year-old man was trying to get in touch with my 13-year-old daughter by filling her messages with party invites and compliments, I was disgusted. That's predatory behavior, and there is nothing cool, normal, or OK about it at all."

Well, Graham has now issued a statement of his own, claiming that he wasn't aware of Alabama's age when he sent the messages, and he apologised to her family.

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In a statement to the Blast issued today, he said:

I had invited Alabama to my parents' big family BBQ along with many other people, and it wasn't until she responded that I realized her age at which point I apologized to her. I'm really sorry and feel very badly about this. I didn't realize she was a minor and assumed she was my age. I made a careless mistake and this is a big lesson for me. I would like to apologize again to Alabma, her dad Travis, and her family.