Travis Barker slams Echosmith drummer, 20, for hitting up his 13-year-old daughter – USA TODAY

Echosmith drummer Graham Sierota is apologizing for sending inappropriate messages to Travis Barker’s underage daughter, Alabama, claiming he didn’t know her age.

Alabama took to her Instagram Story earlier this week to call out Sierota, writing on a screenshot of his alleged messages, “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.”

The screenshot showed that Sierota, 20, allegedly contacted Alabama as early as September 2016, calling her “beautiful” when she was just 10 years old. The Echosmith drummer appeared to reach out again in July to invite her to a barbecue.

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“Ur like 40,” Alabama responded, adding: “U understand I’m a child?”

He replied, “I just wanted to say i really like ur music and sorry for messaging…I’m 20.”

Barker, who had Alabama with ex-wife Shanna Moakler, slammed Sierota’s messages as “predatory behavior,” adding that “there is nothing cool, normal or OK about it at all.”

“When I found out a 20 year old man was trying to get in touch with my 13 year old daughter by filling her Instagram messages with party invites and compliments I was disgusted,” the Blink-182 drummer said in a statement to The Blast. 

Barker and Moakler’s son Landon, 15, reshared his sister’s screenshots on his Instagram Story, writing, “Any one supporting this band should rethink there decisions.”

USA TODAY reached out to Barker and Moakler for comment. 

In response to the backlash, Sierota claimed that he was unaware of Alabama’s age.

“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,” Sierota said in a statement to People and Page Six. “I didn’t realize she was a minor and assumed she was my age.”

Sierota, who performs in Echosmith with his sister Sydney, 22, and brother Noah, 23, apologized to the the Barker family for his behavior. 

He continued: “I’m really sorry and feel very badly about this… I made a careless mistake and this is a big lesson for me. I would like to apologize again to Alabama, her dad Travis, and her family.”

Echosmith is best known for their 2014 single “Cool Kids.”

USA TODAY reached out to Echosmith’s rep for comment. 

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