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Rita Ora, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker dating

The new couple are said to have bonded over their love of music.

By Annie Martin
Rita Ora at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 19, 2015. File photo by James Atoa/UPI
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LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Rita Ora and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker are reportedly dating.

Barker's rep confirmed to Us Weekly the 24-year-old British singer and 39-year-old American musician are seeing each other. The couple met just two weeks previous at the Power 106 All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game on Sept. 20.

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"Rita sought him out and gave him her info," a source told the magazine. "They have been together every day since. [Travis] is really into her. He likes interesting women and she's beautiful." The pair are said to have bonded over their love of music.

Barker alluded to his attraction to Ora by sharing a photo with the singer the day after the game. "Me and the beautiful @ritaora at @power_106 #Power106AllStars [Photo] by @justwilliet." He included a heart and the 100 points emoji in the caption.

Ora was previously involved with Calvin Harris, and split from boyfriend Ricky Hil in July. Barker was married to Melissa Kennedy in 2002 and to Shanna Moakler from 2004 to 2008, and was last linked to Arianny Celeste. He and Moakler share 11-year-old son Landon and 9-year-old daughter Alabama.

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Rita Ora and Travis Barker at the Power 106 All-Star Celebrity Basketball Game on Sept. 20. Photo by Willie Toledo on Travis Barker/Instagram

Ora released her self-titled debut studio album in August 2012, and serves as a judge on The X Factor U.K. Barker released Neighborhoods with Blink-182 in September 2011, and has forthcoming albums in the works with Hopsin and Antemasque.

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