Kourtney Kardashian has been verbally abused by a drunken fan.

The 32-year-old socialite was spending the July 4 holiday in New York's exclusive Hamptons district with her 18-month-old son Mason when a passer-by screamed "bitch" at her.

Writing on her twitter page, Kourtney explained: "I love how I was walking nicely w my son in the Hamptons and a drunk whore yelled BITCH because I waved at her instead of saying hi. #classy."

Up until then, the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star had been enjoying a cruise with son Mason and boyfriend Scott Disick.

She tweeted: "Happy 4th of July babies! Nothing like a Hamptons cruise with my family."

However, Kourtney isn't the only member of the Kardashian clan to have encountered problems with members of the public.

Last year, her sister Kim had a drink thrown over her while filming scenes for her reality show 'Kim and Kourtney Take New York'.

Kim said: "I want to address this because everyone has been asking me if I'm OK after the bar fight last night. I'm totally fine, guys.

"Last night, Kourtney, Scott, Khloe and I went out to a bar to have a fun night on Khloe's last night in New York. A drunk male fan came up to me and asked to take a picture, and I obliged, but his girlfriend, who was also drunk, got a little out of hand."