Christie Brinkley recalls breakup `nightmare’
Christie Brinkley had everything she wanted: a family and an old Hamptons farmhouse brimming with children’s music and art and beloved pets. But Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Monday that her lifelong dream of a “big, happy family” in a quaint setting was cruelly ripped away when her husband had an affair with a teenager.
The former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and architect Peter Cook are arguing over custody of their two children and other issues in a divorce trial that has produced a series of salacious revelations. Brinkley’s trip to the witness stand Monday was not as explosive as some of last week’s testimony, but it did contain some juicy details.
Last week, Brinkley testified that her world “was completely shattered” by news of the affair.
She told the court Monday that after finding out her husband had had an affair with the 18-year-old woman, the model put on a brave face and threw a birthday party with 30 kids.
The court heard testimony last week from Cook, 49, and his former mistress, Diana Bianchi. Cook said he gave Bianchi a $300,000 payoff, had trysts with her in his office and Brinkley’s Hamptons homes and spent thousands of dollars on online pornography.
Brinkley said Monday she tried to spare her two young children the messy details of the breakup, including her discovery of Cook’s Internet porn habits.
Hey Cook….you married a supermodel, you’re rich and you need to bang teenage girls and jerk it to internet porn?
Hey man…Joey Buttaffuco called to let you know…you’re busted!
