Khloe Kardashian admits she and Scott Disick long ago stopped hanging out as much because their growing closeness became a problem for older sister Kourtney.

In the Complex magazine cover story, the 31-year-old admits Kourtney was none too thrilled about the father of her three young children spending so much time with her younger sister. And then, there were the publicly circulated photos of the two walking hand in hand that made matters even more complicated, not to mention the rumors swirl.

"We were filming one time, we were out, there were so much paparazzi and Scott just grabbed my hand, but like interlocked fingers," Khloe told the magazine. "It was for two seconds and I was like, 'Ahhhhh!' You don't interlock fingers with your brother-in-law. It was so weird."

The 36-year-old Kourtney seemed to think so too. Back then a source told HollywoodLife that there was nothing going on between Khloe and Scott, but all the rumors hurt the then pregnant Kourtney's feelings just the same.

"When [Kourtney] was pregnant she [got upset by the rumors] because she's so sensitive," recalled Khloe. "We would know not to like hang out as much, like she's pregnant and sensitive and we don't want to rile her up."

Kourtney Kardashian has since split with 32-year-old Disick amid more rumors of his infidelity. Earlier this month during the July 4 holiday weekend, he traveled abroad to Monaco where he was seen cavorting with a rumored ex-girlfriend later identified as Chloe Bartoli.

Those rumors were simply the latest in a long line of cheating allegations hurled in Disick's direction. Earlier this year, it was rumored that not only had he been intimate with Khloe but also with her teenage sisters, Kendall and Kylie.

Khloe Kardashian is slated to launch her own talk show on the FYI Network later this year, while Disick is rumored to be out as a cast member of the long-running "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" reality show.