Jun 25, 2008 -
Christie Brinkley’s estranged husband Peter Cook agreed to pay his former teenage lover $300,000 to persuade her to keep the details of their affair private, according to reports.
The supermodel and Cook are in the midst of a bitter divorce battle after the pair split amid rumors he had an affair with his 18-year-old assistant Diane Bianchi.
And Cook reportedly gave Bianchi a lump sum in a bid to keep her quiet about their torrid affair, as well as preventing her from filing a sexual harassment suit against him, reports People.com.
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Jul 07, 2008 -
On the third day of her divorce trial, Christie Brinkley tearfully recalled how she told her children that she was splitting with their father Peter Cook.
She said she spared them the details on Cook's affair with his teenage assistant and his $3,000-a-month porn habit.
"My first conversation was to reassure to the kids that everything was going to be fine, but mommy and daddy had a little argument and that we are going to have a little timeout," she testified, according to the New York Post.
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Jul 08, 2008 -
A court-appointed psychologist declared in court Tuesday that Christie Brinkley should get custody of her two youngest children.
Dr. Stephen Herman testified that her ex Peter Cook is a narcissist who needs constant reassurance that he is "a terrific guy, handsome, accomplished," according to the New York Post.
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Jul 04, 2008 -
During her two-hour testimony Thursday morning, Christie Brinkley aired more of Peter Cook’s dirty laundry.
Brinkley detailed a call she received from Cook shortly after she discovered news of his shocking affair in 2006, describing her estranged husband as being hysterical and suicidal. "He was sobbing and said he was driving erratically and that, 'I'm going to drive into a tree,'" Brinkley said on the stand.
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Jul 02, 2008 -
Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook head to divorce court today in Long Island, New York. The proceedings will be open to the public at the request of the 54 year old former supermodel.
At stake will be the custody, visitation rights and child support of the couples two children, Sailor, 9, and Jack, 12.
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Jun 19, 2008 -
Christie Brinkley wants salacious details from her divorce battle with ex husband Peter Cook to be made public.
The supermodel claims that Cook trolled Internet porn sites, including swinger sites in search of women, Access Hollywood reports.
Lawyers for Brinkley filed a motion for the proceedings to be made public in New York Supreme Court Thursday.
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Jul 11, 2008 -
After settling her bitter divorce with ex Peter Cook, Christie Brinkley (who's been wed four times) says she has no more plans to say "I do!".
"I'm not going to marry again," the model, 54, told the New York Post hours after her trial ended Thursday. "I know too much about the marriage laws and divorce laws.
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Jul 10, 2008 -
A little more than one week after it began, the explosively nasty divorce trial of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook has come to a sudden end.
After a night of intense negotiations, the warring exes reached a settlement Thursday morning at 6:15 a.m., a source close to the case confirms to PEOPLE. Some details of the deal are expected to be revealed in court later in the day.
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Jun 04, 2008 -
Christie Brinkley and her estranged husband Peter Cook will resolve their contentious divorce through a trial beginning July 2, a Long Island judge ruled Tuesday.
The supermodel and architect – whose alleged affair with then-teenager Diana Bianchi became public nearly two years ago – were both in a Suffolk County courtroom for the tense conference but carefully avoided eye contact. Brinkley texted on her cell phone in court.
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Oct 09, 2008 -
Christie Brinkley has filed a request for a temporary restraining order and a motion for post-judgment relief again her ex-husband Peter Cook, a Suffolk County, N.Y., official confirms to PEOPLE.
The motion was filed Wednesday – two days before Cook's revealing interview with ABC's Barbara Walters is set to air.
Cook, 49, who has admitted to having an affair with an 18-year-old assistant and an online pornography habit, told Walters during his interview for Friday night's 20/20 broadcast, "I'm not the ...
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