The Real Reason Scott Disick And Sofia Richie Split

Scott Disick and Sofia Riche broke up in May 2020 after three years of dating, Us Weekly reported. The exes were first linked together in May 2017, just two years after the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star split from Kourtney Kardashian, who was his longtime girlfriend and is the mother of his three children. 

Interestingly enough, the typically stoic Kourtney was friendly with Richie throughout the relationship, and she had even invited her on a few family vacations with Disick. Some fans found the kinship strange, especially considering her ex is 15 years older than Richie. The camaraderie was also tough for Disick, who complained during a joint trip to Finland, "It is definitely a really hard and awkward situation, and I just feel bad."

So was Kourtney the catalyst for the breakup? We wouldn't point any fingers just yet. That's because the exes' faced multiple complications during their union, issues which we explore after the jump.

Shortly after Sofia Richie and Scott Disick began dating, Sofia's famous dad — music legend Lionel Richie — gave an eyebrow-raising interview about what he truly thought about the relationship. "Have I been in shock?! I'm the dad, come on," he confessed to Us Weekly in October 2017. "I'm scared to death, are you kidding me?"

However, by February 2020, Lionel had adopted a new stance. "You notice I don't," he told Hollywood Life when asked about whether he pays attention to the media speculation surrounding his daughter and Disick. "I don't. You can't step in there. It just doesn't work. If you're a parent, you understand that."

Although the "All Night Long" singer realized it was wise to keep his opinions on the DL, it doesn't mean he threw whatever reservations he might have had out the window. It's completely possible he was vocal about his true feelings behind-the-scenes.

Kourtney Kardashian appeared to approve of Sofia Richie, as evidenced by their family vacations and group photos with Scott Disick. "What more can a guy ask for. THREE'S COMPANY," Disick captioned a December 2018 shot of himself lounging next to Kardashian and Richie while on vacation in Mexico. 

Despite these happy appearances, there's a chance things might have been tense between Kardashian and Richie when the cameras weren't rolling. "Kourtney didn't make it easy for her, and you can only tolerate that kind of treatment for so long," a source told Page Six.

It's unclear what exactly the source was referring to, but there's a possibility it might have had to do with Disick and Kardashian's close co-parenting relationship. A source claimed to Us Weekly that the model felt "uncomfortable" about a family photo Kardashian took with Disick in celebration of Thanksgiving 2018.

We can't say how Kardashian truly felt about Sofia, although we have a feeling Richie did her best to keep things peaceful.  "I mean, just be nice," she told Cosmopolitan about her relationship with the Poosh founder. "There's no reason not to be nice."

One of the biggest reasons why Scott Disick and Sofia Richie broke up might have to do with the reality star's rehab stay in early May 2020. In case you missed it, Disick checked into a Colorado-based facility to deal with "past traumas" related to the deaths of his mother and father, as his lawyer, Marty Singer, relayed to TMZ.

A source told Us Weekly that Richie took space from Disick as he figured his life out, explaining, "Scott and Sofia are on a break until Scott straightens himself out more. Scott is in an OK place right now and is trying to get better and focus on work, but he has to prove himself." Another insider added, "The quarantine has taken a toll on him and brought up old feelings and habits that may have not been fully resolved." But whatever had been going on with Disick was never ironed out, as a source claimed to Page Six, "Scott had gone back to his old ways and Sofia got fed up."

A different insider told E! News that Disick had been leaning on Kourtney Kardashian since rehab, revealing, "She has really been there for him since his rehab exit, and has had a lot of sympathy towards him." They added that Kardashian has always wanted her ex to be "healthy," as it's what's "best for their family."

Of course, we wish both Disick and Richie the best going forward.