Publicity stunts and Paris Hilton go together like chips and gravy. So when the Beverly Hills rumour mill whispered she had been dumped by latest love Benji Madden, what did Paris do? Deck out the Good Charlotte singer in a T-shirt with ‘Obey’ emblazoned on the front and parade him around in front of the paparazzi, of course!

Her defiant gesture has left Benji’s rapper pal The Game unimpressed.

He says “I don’t know what he’s doing. I like him – but not his girlfriend.”

Travis Barker isn’t exactly pleading to be taken seriously as a hip-hop head. A former drummer for the multi-platinum-selling power pop trio Blink-182 who also has done turns behind the kit for rock outfits including the Aquabats, +44 and Box Car Racer, he boasts impeccable Warped Tour credentials and critical props as one of modern rock’s most exciting, exacting percussion players.

“He’s the dopest drummer alive,” said Compton gangsta rapper The Game, summoning hip-hop’s highest praise. “He does it so effortlessly. Travis is addicted to it. He loves good music but just happens to be a punk rocker.”