[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Travis Barker has been secretly dealing with the loss of his former business partner over the past year after he took his own life.
In case you didn’t know, streetwear designer Johan “Yo” Esbensen founded the California-based clothing brand Rogue Status/DTA in 2005 and later brought on the Blink-182 drummer as an investor and partner.
While the business shut down at one point, Travis ended up bringing back the DTA name – which stands for Don’t Trust Anyone – for a record label he created in December 2019.
However, he did so without Johan by his side. Oof. Now, The Sun revealed on Wednesday that the fashion designer sadly died by suicide at 45 last year — something, friends shared with the outlet , that completely shocked Travis even though they seemingly weren’t close anymore. Related: R&B Powerhouse Jesse Powell Dies At 51 And while it sounds like the pair had been on the outs over the business, Johan’s mom Cattis Esbensen fired back at the claim to the outlet that the failure of their company was what led to his death.
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