Alabama Barker Just Revealed She Is Not Speaking to Her Brother Landon, and the Way She Told Their Dad Is Pure Sister Instinct

Some celebrity moments are scripted for the cameras. This one was not. On the October 22 episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Alabama Barker quietly admitted something most siblings would never say out loud: she and her older brother Landon Barker have not spoken to each other in nearly a month.

The 20-year-old daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was having a casual catch up with her stepmom Kourtney Kardashian when the conversation took a surprisingly honest turn. What Alabama shared next has fans wondering what happened behind the Barker family’s famously glamorous doors, and why she decided their father needed to hear it first.

What Alabama Revealed About Her and Landon

It started with a simple question. Kourtney asked Alabama whether she had visited Landon’s new place yet. The answer opened the door to the real story.

“Yeah, we’re in an argument,” Alabama said. “We just had a disagreement.”

She explained that she found something out and decided to tell their father. “And [Landon] didn’t like that,” she added. Whatever she discovered, Alabama made it clear she was not apologizing for speaking up.

“It wasn’t that I was tattletaling,” she said. “It was for his own good.”

Alabama also revealed that the silence between the siblings has stretched on for weeks. “I haven’t talked to him,” she said. “I’m going on four weeks.”

Why She Told Travis Barker

Alabama never shared the specific detail she passed along to Travis. But she was firm about the reason behind it: concern. Kourtney gently suggested that Alabama’s actions were driven by worry for Landon’s “safety,” and Alabama agreed without hesitation.

“Yeah, because I love him,” she said.

That one line said everything. This was not a fight about gossip or petty drama. In Alabama’s mind, telling her dad was the responsible thing to do, even if it cost her relationship with her brother in the short term.

Kourtney backed her up completely. “As a sibling who cares,” the Lemme founder told her stepdaughter, “it’s always okay to tattletale if needed.”

Kourtney’s Own Four Week Freeze With Kim

The moment turned into an unexpected trip down memory lane when Kourtney realized she had lived through almost the exact same thing. She recalled that she once stopped speaking to her own sister Kim Kardashian for four weeks.

The reason went back to 2000, when Kim was 19 and secretly married music producer Damon Thomas. Kourtney only found out through friends, and she was the one who told their mom, Kris Jenner, what had happened.

“My mom kept saying, ‘It’s so funny, the nail girl was saying, ‘Congratulations, your daughter got married,”” Kourtney recalled. Kim was furious. Kourtney remembered her sister saying, “You’re ruining my life!”

The sisters eventually made up, and the marriage later ended in divorce. The story gave Alabama some comfort: even the closest sisters can hit pause on each other and come back stronger.

The Hopeful Sign Fans Noticed

Here is the part that should make fans feel better. Although Alabama described the rift as ongoing, there are signs that things between the siblings may already be thawing. Alabama was on hand to celebrate Landon’s 23rd birthday at his “Vampire Ball” celebration on October 10.

That outing suggests the four week freeze may have already started to lift, or at least that the siblings can still show up for each other when it counts. It is hard to imagine a sister who truly wanted nothing to do with her brother turning up at his birthday party.

A Quick Refresher on the Barker Family

Alabama and Landon are Travis Barker’s children from his previous marriage to former Miss USA Shanna Moakler. Landon, 23, is a musician who has been building his own career and recently moved into a new place. Alabama, 20, is a model and social media personality who has grown up in the public eye.

Their family grew bigger when Travis married Kourtney Kardashian in 2022. The couple now shares son Rocky, who is 2. Kourtney is also mom to Mason, 16, Penelope, 15, and Reign, 11, with ex Scott Disick.

What Season Eight Is Really About

The eighth season of The Kardashians has been described as a new chapter for the famous family. The official synopsis says the season is “all about love, reinvention and what comes next,” with the family “healing old wounds and embracing independence.”

Alabama’s honest confession about her brother fits that theme perfectly. It is a real family wound, shown in real time, with no easy resolution in sight.

What Happens Next for the Siblings

Neither Alabama nor Landon has spoken publicly beyond what aired in the episode, so the biggest question remains unanswered: what exactly did Alabama find out, and has Landon forgiven her for telling their dad?

What is clear is that this was not casual drama. A sister who says “it was for his own good” and “I love him” is not picking a fight. She is protecting someone she cares about, even at the cost of her own comfort.

If Kourtney and Kim’s story is any guide, four weeks of silence does not have to be the end of the story. Sometimes it is just the pause before the reunion. And with the Vampire Ball appearance already on the record, there is reason to believe the Barker siblings are already on their way back to each other.

Fans will have to keep watching The Kardashians to see how this one plays out. Something tells us the next conversation between Alabama and Landon will be worth the wait.

For more Kardashian family news, read our story on Kim Kardashian holding North West back from fame and our piece on Kris Jenner’s new role as the face of Ferragamo’s holiday campaign. You can also catch up on Kendall Jenner’s dating rumors addressed on The Kardashians.

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