After the rumor was posted on Paper Magazine’s Instagram page on Saturday, matriarch Kardashian, 66, quickly posted a rebuttal, writing: “Scott will NEVER be cut from our family… he is the father of my grandchildren and a special member of our family … we love him and it’s not true!”. Kourtney, 43, and Scott, 39, dated from 2006 to 2015 and are still co-parents to their three children Mason, 12, Penelope, 10, and Reign, seven. Quick defense. Kris Jenner, 66, has been quick to defend her family after claims that daughter Kourtney’s ex-partner Scott Disick, 39, had been “ostracized” from the family. An insider told Page Six in a story published Friday that Kourtney’s family, who were famously close to Scott even after the split, have now made their new brother-in-law their “priority.” The source shared, “Since Kourtney got married, she hasn’t been spending as much time with this whole group. He’s kind of ostracized because the priority is Travis. He had to reconstitute what his relationships are.’ Another insider said that even though the family “distanced” Scott, he is still filming their new Hulu show The Kardashians with them. Denial: The Kardashian matriarch issued a quick rebuttal on Paper Magazine’s Instagram page after the comments were published, saying “Scott will NEVER be cut out of our family” Excommunicated: The back-and-forth began when a source claimed Scott felt he had distanced himself from the Kardashian family. Chris claimed that “he is the father of my grandchildren and a special member of our family… we love him” Priority; A source claimed the Kardashians had made Kourtney’s new husband Travis Barker, 46, a priority and she wasn’t able to spend as much time with them as she used to. In the first season of The Kardashians, which premiered during Kourtney and Travis’ engagement, the family held a barbecue and refused to invite Scott. “To feel like I’m missing them and not being told anything is extremely painful, especially when I have no other family to go to,” Scott confessed on the show. She acknowledged that moving on romantically from Kourtney was “probably one of the hardest things in my life” – although she admitted she had “the right to despise me and the way I treated her, because it was horrible”. Kourtney’s sister, Kim Kardashian, stressed that it would be psychologically difficult for Scott to stay out of family functions. The way it was: Scott Disick has been ‘kind of estranged’ from his ex Kourtney Kardashian’s family since her wedding. the former couple are pictured in 2015 Kim explained: “It’s everything she’s always been afraid of: ‘I don’t have a family, you’re my only family’ and now it’s coming true.” “Hang on, guys,” Courtney said. “Scott and I have been separated for seven years and I gave him 10 years ago. So why is everyone making such a big deal about it? Let’s not hate a girl who finally knows what she deserves.’ “Everything he always feared.” Kim Kardashian, pictured with Scott, has pointed out that it would be psychologically difficult for him to stay out of family functions. Kourtney and Scott began their whirlwind romance after meeting in 2006 at the Mexican home of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. Their tumultuous relationship unfolded on the reality show and was beset by problems, including Scott’s alcohol abuse and rumors of his infidelity. They split for the last time in 2015, although they remained so close as countrymen that a section of their fans constantly expected them to get back together. Scott revealed that even some of Kourtney’s loved ones gave him hope that she would eventually take him back. Story: Kourtney and Scott began their whirlwind on-off romance after meeting in 2006 at the Mexican home of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. pictured in 2008 “I always had her friends or our family in my ear like, ‘Don’t worry sweetie, you’ll figure it out eventually and you’ll be back together one day.’ My foot was always in the middle of the door,” she told The Kardashians. Kourtney, meanwhile, took up running with Travis during the coronavirus pandemic and accepted his seaside proposal last October. During their romance, they were notorious for their public displays of affection, which even Kourtney’s mother Kris Jenner playfully teased them about on TV. However, Kourtney was furious when Scott mocked her and Travis in private Instagram messages to her ex Younes Bendjima – which Younes then leaked. Making it work: Kourtney and Scott are still co-parents to their three children Mason, 12, Penelope, 10, and Reign, seven, who they are pictured with in July 2020 Speaking to her sisters on an episode of The Kardashians, Kourtney said Scott ‘got away with bad behaviour’ because of his closeness to the family and insisted the indulgence would not continue after her wedding. She and Travis had a boozy wedding in Las Vegas on April Fool’s Day after walking the Grammys red carpet together earlier that night. They exchanged vows in front of an Elvis impersonator – only to discover the marriage was not legally binding as they had neglected to obtain the required documents before going to the wedding chapel. ‘Kravis’ had a civil wedding in Santa Barbara the following month and then went to Italy for a weekend wedding ceremony in Portofino. ] Wedded bliss; Kourtney and Travis were married three times. Once in a drunken Las Vegas ceremony, then legally in a quiet Santa Barbara courthouse ceremony, then in a lavish wedding in Portofino, Italy in May Meanwhile, in the years since his split from Kourtney, Scott has taken on a string of drastically younger girlfriends. His relationships included Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia Richie and Lisa Rinna’s daughter Amelia Hamlin, each of whom was 19 when Scott started dating her. ‘He’s had to restructure who his relationships are’: A Page Six source shared: ‘Ever since Kourtney got married, he hasn’t been spending as much time with this whole group.’ Reality; Even though he and Kourtney are no longer together, Scott is still appearing on the family’s new reality show The Kardashians