Wrote in a letter dated 23 April he wanted to avoid legal action . Kourtney's lawyer Todd Wilson has called allegations 'absurd' and a 'shameful attempt to gain publicity and profit from fictional stories' By . Daily Mail Reporters . PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 12 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:23 EST, 12 August 2013 . He has claimed that he fathered Kourtney Kardashian's son Mason amid a steamy love affair. But before taking the case to court, Michael Girgenti reportedly wrote an impassioned letter to the reality star urging her to submit to a DNA test. According to RadarOnline the letter, dated 23 April, stated that the 26-year-old male model wished to avoid dragging Kourtney and her partner Scott Disick to court. Legal bid: Michael Girgenti reportedly reached out to Kourney Kardashian in a letter months before launching a legal bid for a court ordered DNA test in the first steps towards a custody battle over her son Mason . Battle: Kourtney with son Mason who is now at the centre of the lawsuit . 'My attentions [sic] are not to hurt the family you've created with Scott,' Girgenti wrote. 'Please take this final request for a DNA test seriously,' he wrote before taking on a more stern tone: 'Because if you don't, I will be forced to take legal action and sue.' He continued: 'I assure you I don't take being a father lightly. I will be a great father to Mason.' Last week, Girgenti filed paperwork at a Los Angeles County Superior Court in . a bid to get joint custody of the three-year-old child . alleging he had unprotected sex with the reality TV star nine months . before Mason's birth. Real . life drama: Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick were seen . leaving a lawyer's office last week after news of the lawsuit became public . The lawsuit documents the alleged . relationship between Kourtney and Michael, which he claims heated up in August 2008, and continued with months of texting in which she told him her relationship with Scott was 'on the . outs' and 'she wanted to hang.' According . to gossip website TMZ.com, Michael wants the judge to order DNA tests . for Kourtney, Mason and her long-term boyfriend Scott Disick - . who is father to her daughter Penelope, 13 months. A hearing has been set for next month. Furious: Kourtney said she was 'furious' when the allegations first emerged, and the model has now filed a claim with the court . Kourtney who in March was said to be 'furious' over Gigenti's claims has yet to comment personally on the fresh allegations. And her spokeswoman has not responded to requests for comment. However her lawyer told TMZ.com on Friday that Gigenti's allegations are 'absurd'. 'This individual has been selling false and fabricated stories to the tabloids for years about Kourtney Kardashian and her son, Mason.  Scott Disick is Mason’s father,' Todd Wilson told the website. 'We have not seen the reported court filing, but we are informed that this individual has been seeking to get paid to publish his ridiculous pleading. 'His claims are absurd and this is simply another shameful attempt to gain publicity and profit from fictional stories about my client.' Photogenic: Kourtney and Michael met on a photo shoot in 2008, but the star's attorney says there was no further contact after that . The reality star was seen outside her . lawyer's office on Wednesday, no doubt seeking advice over the . embarrassing and upsetting lawsuit. Michael . claims they had full sex and as soon as she had given birth to Mason - . born on 14 December 2009 - he tried contacting her. The allegations first came to light . in March earlier this year when he told In Touch magazine: 'After . [Mason] was born, and I saw photos of him, I began to wonder. 'I would definitely want to acknowledge Mason if he's my kid - he deserves to know his real father.' A . legal representative for the Kourtney & Kim Take Miami star previously branded the Chicago native's allegations 'preposterous and an . outrageous lie'. Something on your mind: Kourtney shares an intense conversation with boyfriend on Wednesday . So it must have come as a surprise that the model has now filed papers with the court. In . addition to son Mason, the couple - who have been dating on and off for . seven years - have a baby daughter, Penelope Scotland, together. Just last week it was reported that Kourtney was pregnant with her third child. She . did not comment on the rumours, although was later seen eating sushi . with her family - a food type pregnant women are advised to steer clear of due to the raw fish ingredients. Fashion plate: Kourtney was dressed in head to to black-and-white Chanel . This is not the first time the extremely wealthy Kardashian family has been confronted by allegations of paternity. Kourtney's younger sister Khloe, 28, . has had to regularly deny rumours that their late father Robert . Kardashian was not her biological father. Their half-sister Kylie Jenner, 15, also recently hit back at reports that Bruce Jenner may not be her real father. Father and son: Scott, pictured here in July, shares two children with Kourtney from their seven year relationship .
Wrote in a letter dated 23 April he wanted to avoid legal action .
Kourtney's lawyer Todd Wilson has called allegations 'absurd' and a 'shameful attempt to gain publicity and profit from fictional stories'
Wrote in a letter dated 23 April he wanted to avoid legal action . Kourtney's lawyer Todd Wilson has called allegations 'absurd' and a 'shameful attempt to gain publicity and profit from fictional stories' By . Daily Mail Reporters . PUBLISHED: . 13:08 EST, 12 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:23 EST, 12 August 2013 . He has claimed that he fathered Kourtney Kardashian's son Mason amid a steamy love affair. But before taking the case to court, Michael Girgenti reportedly wrote an impassioned letter to the reality star urging her to submit to a DNA test. According to RadarOnline the letter, dated 23 April, stated that the 26-year-old male model wished to avoid dragging Kourtney and her partner Scott Disick to court. Legal bid: Michael Girgenti reportedly reached out to Kourney Kardashian in a letter months before launching a legal bid for a court ordered DNA test in the first steps towards a custody battle over her son Mason . Battle: Kourtney with son Mason who is now at the centre of the lawsuit . 'My attentions [sic] are not to hurt the family you've created with Scott,' Girgenti wrote. 'Please take this final request for a DNA test seriously,' he wrote before taking on a more stern tone: 'Because if you don't, I will be forced to take legal action and sue.' He continued: 'I assure you I don't take being a father lightly. I will be a great father to Mason.' Last week, Girgenti filed paperwork at a Los Angeles County Superior Court in . a bid to get joint custody of the three-year-old child . alleging he had unprotected sex with the reality TV star nine months . before Mason's birth. Real . life drama: Kourtney and boyfriend Scott Disick were seen . leaving a lawyer's office last week after news of the lawsuit became public . The lawsuit documents the alleged . relationship between Kourtney and Michael, which he claims heated up in August 2008, and continued with months of texting in which she told him her relationship with Scott was 'on the . outs' and 'she wanted to hang.' According . to gossip website TMZ.com, Michael wants the judge to order DNA tests . for Kourtney, Mason and her long-term boyfriend Scott Disick - . who is father to her daughter Penelope, 13 months. A hearing has been set for next month. Furious: Kourtney said she was 'furious' when the allegations first emerged, and the model has now filed a claim with the court . Kourtney who in March was said to be 'furious' over Gigenti's claims has yet to comment personally on the fresh allegations. And her spokeswoman has not responded to requests for comment. However her lawyer told TMZ.com on Friday that Gigenti's allegations are 'absurd'. 'This individual has been selling false and fabricated stories to the tabloids for years about Kourtney Kardashian and her son, Mason. Scott Disick is Mason’s father,' Todd Wilson told the website. 'We have not seen the reported court filing, but we are informed that this individual has been seeking to get paid to publish his ridiculous pleading. 'His claims are absurd and this is simply another shameful attempt to gain publicity and profit from fictional stories about my client.' Photogenic: Kourtney and Michael met on a photo shoot in 2008, but the star's attorney says there was no further contact after that . The reality star was seen outside her . lawyer's office on Wednesday, no doubt seeking advice over the . embarrassing and upsetting lawsuit. Michael . claims they had full sex and as soon as she had given birth to Mason - . born on 14 December 2009 - he tried contacting her. The allegations first came to light . in March earlier this year when he told In Touch magazine: 'After . [Mason] was born, and I saw photos of him, I began to wonder. 'I would definitely want to acknowledge Mason if he's my kid - he deserves to know his real father.' A . legal representative for the Kourtney & Kim Take Miami star previously branded the Chicago native's allegations 'preposterous and an . outrageous lie'. Something on your mind: Kourtney shares an intense conversation with boyfriend on Wednesday . So it must have come as a surprise that the model has now filed papers with the court. In . addition to son Mason, the couple - who have been dating on and off for . seven years - have a baby daughter, Penelope Scotland, together. Just last week it was reported that Kourtney was pregnant with her third child. She . did not comment on the rumours, although was later seen eating sushi . with her family - a food type pregnant women are advised to steer clear of due to the raw fish ingredients. Fashion plate: Kourtney was dressed in head to to black-and-white Chanel . This is not the first time the extremely wealthy Kardashian family has been confronted by allegations of paternity. Kourtney's younger sister Khloe, 28, . has had to regularly deny rumours that their late father Robert . Kardashian was not her biological father. Their half-sister Kylie Jenner, 15, also recently hit back at reports that Bruce Jenner may not be her real father. Father and son: Scott, pictured here in July, shares two children with Kourtney from their seven year relationship .
Wrote in a letter dated 23 April he wanted to avoid legal action . Kourtney's lawyer Todd Wilson has called allegations 'absurd' and a 'shameful attempt to gain publicity and profit publicity and profit from fictional stories about