Star Magazine has an interesting article about the drama surrounding Kourtney Kardashian’s pregnancy. Much of it reads like yesterday’s report from the Enquirer – that Scott Disick is a cheater and a wanker, and that Kourtney’s family and friends don’t think much of him. Most of this piece is a confirmation of that, but there is some new information. Apparently, Kim Kardashian was really pissed that Scott didn’t drop to his knee and propose immediately when he learned of Kourtney’s pregnancy. Also – Kim read Scott the riot act about his immaturity. The way Star makes it sound, it’s as if they came thisclose to referring to it as a “man-to-man chat”. Kim has also been trying to act like Scott’s official chaperon, although I don’t know how she’s managing to watch Scott while she’s allegedly reconnecting with Reggie Bush.

The most interesting part, to me, was about how Kourtney thinks her pregnancy is her ticket to fame. Kourtney thinks the baby will “raise her profile” and “the timing is perfect” to coincide with the promotion of her new show. She also has dreams of doing a maternity line:

“[The Kardashians] are all super concerned because Kourtney and Scott have never had a solid relationship,” an insider tells Star. “He’s a cheater, and he’s really hurt her in the past.”

Kourtney, 30, called off their 10-month engagement in February because of Scott’s wandering eye. “He was openly flirting – probably more – with other women,” a source said at the time. But by March, they were back on. Then Kourtney forgot to take her birth control pills, and a baby was on the way.

“Kim and the rest of the Kardashians are really rallying around Kourtney,” a source says. “Thye want to make sure she has all the love and support she needs.” Because she isn’t getting it from Scott.

Kourtney admitted: “Scott’s had moments when he’s really scared.”

“Kim pulled him aside for a long lecture,” an insider reveals. “She told him that he needs to stop being so immature and noncommittal.” Kim couldn’t believe that Scott didn’t propose as soon as he heard the news.

But for Kourtney, the ring really isn’t an issue. “She’s got what she wants,” says a source. “Attention!”

The mom-to-be seems more concerned with making headlines than playing house. “She thinks the pregnancy will be great for raising her profile,” says a source.

Indeed, the publicity is perfectly timed to coincide with the start of her new show, Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami. Next, she plans to open a children’s clothing store in LA. And she even wants to design her own maternity line! “She wants to do something like Nicole Richie did for A Pea in the Pod,” one source explains.

While Kourtney travels to promote her show, Kim is keeping an eye on the father-to-be, even chaperoning Scott to an event on August 12. “She didn’t let him out of her sight all night!” a source tells Star.

“Kourtney wants Scott in her life, but she’s not going to put up with any drama,” says a source. “She’ll raise the child alone if it comes to that.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, August 31 2009]

I don’t find any of this hard to believe in the least. Kourtney has been looking to break out and get more attention for a while now – Khloe too, for that matter. They’ve been eclipsed by Kim’s badonkadonk long enough! And Kourtney’s plan to get more attention is working! People Magazine is now doing daily updates on Kourtney, all with “exclusive” interviews. Today’s story is “I Wish My Dad Was Alive”. I have no doubt that Kourtney does miss her father, but I’m starting to find the coverage, the interviews, and the updates a little… what’s the word?… famewhorish. I’m already over it. That was quick!

Here’s Kourtney leaving Madeo restaurant in Beverly Hills on July 28th. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

Kourtney Kardashian’s newly-announced pregnancy has been getting quite a bit of press lately. I wonder if the next five months will be like this? Perhaps we’ll be given hourly updates on the state of Kourtney’s womb, her revelations about everything from baby fashions and posing nude, to birth control and abortion. What surprised me was that Kourtney gave away her biggest exclusive – she named the father, on-again boyfriend Scott Disick – within hours of the news of her pregnancy breaking. She should have held on to the gossip for just a little bit longer. She could have convinced us that Jude Law was the dad! We would have bought that. Kourtney might even be a better baby-mama than Samantha Burke.

The question I’ve always had about this whole situation is whether Scott Disick is really interested or committed enough to be a father, and be with Kourtney for the long term. On Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Scott always seemed totally boring, and utterly uninterested in Kourtney beyond sex. There were rumors flosting around for a while that Scott is quite a womanizer, and that he cheated on Kourtney quite a bit when they were together last year. Now the Enquirer is reporting that Scott hasn’t changed his ways one bit since learning he’s going to be a father:

Kourtney Kardashian… announced on the “Today Show” on Aug. 13 that she’s pregnant by on-again/off-again boyfriend Scott Disick. Kourtney blurted out that Scott’s “very excited” about the baby, adding: “He was so for it and so excited from the beginning. And we’re really happy.”

But the night before she dropped her baby bombshell in New York, Kourtney’s handsome beau was acting nothing like a blissful father-to-be at an event in California.

“Scott was hitting on a blonde in a short black dress,” divulged a source at the event, an art show at Hollywood’s Milk Studios. “He was hugging her and rubbing her back. They were ordering vodka drinks for each other. He took a picture with her and even handed her his phone so she could punch in her number.”

And the blonde wasn’t the only woman to catch Scott’s eye that night, said the source.

“Before he moved in on the blonde, Scott was chatting up a brunette,” the source divulged. “He was on the hunt – not faithful boyfriend material by any means.”

Scott has reportedly cheated on Kourtney a number of times. The two split in January, but recently rekindled their relationship, which led to the pregnancy.

In July, Scott introduced Kourtney – who’s due in December – to an old pal as his “girlfriend” while they were having dinner at a restaurant in the Hamptons. But his skirt-chasing behavior while Kourtney was promoting her new show doesn’t bode well for their future, noted the source.

“Kourtney’s just starting to show, and Scott is already acting like a horndog,” said the source. “God help her once the baby arrives.”

[From the National Enquirer, print edition, August 31 2009]

Yeah, it’s not going to last. They’ll stay together until the baby is born – they might even make it a few months after that. And then they’ll break up, because Scott isn’t ready to settle down. Just my take! But I do wonder why Scott encouraged Kourtney to have the baby – as she told People Magazine yesterday. She said that she told Scott she was considering an abortion, and “He wanted me to talk about it more, but I just kept to myself. He said, ‘I really want you to keep it, but I will support you whatever you decide to do.’” In this week’s Star, there’s another report about this situation, too. Apparently, the Kardashian family is encouraging Kourtney to go ahead and dump Scott now. That’s the advice I would give her if I was one of her sisters.

Here’s Kourtney Kardashian shopping with Scott Disick and her mother Kris Jenner in Malibu on August 2nd. Images thanks to WENN.com .