Fans of the Kardashian-Jenner clan missed seeing one of the key family members at Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding to Travis Barker: her younger brother Rob Kardashian.
The 35-year-old reality extreme star chose to skip the luxurious wedding in Portofino, Italy, over the weekend because she “didn’t feel comfortable” with the whole “show”, E! News reported this Tuesday.
Rob had been largely absent from the last few seasons of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, following the fall of his failed relationship with Blac Chyna, who lost his $ 100 million lawsuit against several of his sisters and his mother Kris Jenner.
Missing: 35-year-old Rob Kardashian sat down for his sister Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding to Travis Barker in Italy because “he doesn’t like the show,” a source told E! Tuesday’s news; seen in 2016 in LA
Although almost every other member of Rob’s family seemed to be living at Kourtney and Travis’ wedding on the Portofino coast, he wanted to stay out of the spotlight after avoiding it earlier.
“Rob didn’t feel comfortable attending Kourtney’s wedding because he didn’t like a show,” said a source close to him.
They added that the celebration “was not his thing”, and that he did not venture often because in recent years he had “become an extremely private person”.
Luckily, there was no bad blood between Rob and his older sister, who understood his situation and his wishes.
No, thank you: the source close to him added that the wedding “was not his”, and he did not often venture because he had “become an extremely private person” in recent years; Kourtney and Travis are getting married on May 22 in Portofino, Italy
“Kourtney and the whole family fully understand,” the source clarified. “Kourtney didn’t expect Rob to attend and she knows she has her support anyway.”
The founder of Poosh was probably indicated because Rob would not make the international trip after he also sat down at his sister Kim’s wedding in 2014 to Kanye West.
In 2016, she revealed to People that part of the reason she skipped the wedding was because of her discomfort with her body and weight gain at the time.
“I was doing my dresses in Paris just before the wedding and I wasn’t comfortable,” she explained. “I’m 6 feet 1 and at most I probably weighed 300 pounds. There were cameras at the airport during our trip there and I was very unhappy with the person looking at all the pictures. I’m upset about losing the wedding. of my sister, but it was a personal decision. “
Rob broke away from the family’s old reality show shortly after his relationship with Blac Chyna imploded.
“Rob likes to stay out of the spotlight and stay alone,” the source added. “He will make appearances at more private events, but he doesn’t like being around the cameras and at events like this.”
Self-esteem issues: In 2016, she revealed to People that she also sat at Kim’s wedding in 2014 to Kanye West because she was uncomfortable with her weight gain and body image; seen in 2016
Aside from Rob, his sisters Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie made the trip to Italy for the wedding, as did his mother Kris, whom he replaced to accompany Kourtney down the aisle.
Last year, during the end of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians reunion, Khloé tried to explain Rob’s absence from the series, which he attributed more to his traumatic relationship with Chyna than to his body image and problems. health.
“It’s not so much about the physical appearance,” he explained, adding that he “just needed a break” from filming.
“It’s about how he felt internally about some of the women in his life, and how they treated him or how he felt they would have used him to reach certain areas or levels,” he continued.
“I think that affected him a lot, because my brother is a lover and he has the most amazing heart and personality,” Khloé said. ‘I think it’s getting stronger. I think you have to break your heart and learn from your mistakes, and I think it’s stronger and it feels better to be close, and more vulnerable or exposed. “
Canceled: Rob abstained from marriage after her ex-Blac Chyna lost her $ 100 million lawsuit against her sisters and mother, alleging that she was defamed and planned to cancel the its reality series; seen in 2016
Earlier this month, Rob’s ex-partner, Blac Chyna, lost the $ 100 million lawsuit he filed against Kris, Kim, Khloé and Kylie for allegedly defaming her and convincing E! Network will cancel its Rob & Chyna reality series.
The jury voted against Chyna in all respects, although she admitted that the Kardashian-Jenners often acted in bad faith.
During the intense trial, Rob testified that a celebration of the initial renewal of his program turned into an abusive fight when he allegedly aimed a gun at him, hit him with a metal rod and wrapped a cable around him. phone charge around his throat.
In his own testimony, he denied being violent, but admitted to pointing the gun and putting the cord around his neck, which he said was just a joke.
Rob previously got into the hot water when he posted nude revenge photos of Chyna in 2017 on Instagram. The platform later banned him, but later his mother’s communications company allowed him to run an official website for him, which he says he does not publish directly.
He and Chyna share a five-year-old Dream daughter, who spends a lot of time with her cousins but is also largely absent from her reality shows.
Family: He and Chyna share a five-year-old daughter Dream, who spends a lot of time with her cousins, but is also very absent from her reality shows.