Peter Cook and Christie Brinkley in happier times
A stunning Christie Brinkley attends the Metropolitan Opera opening
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Peter Cook and Christie Brinkley in happier times
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A stunning Christie Brinkley attends the Metropolitan Opera opening
January 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Though they reached a divorce settlement last July, problems between Christie Brinkley and her ex, Peter Cook, are heating up again legally.
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December 24, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
The break-ups of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, and Paul McCartney and Heather Mills resulted in two of the most explosive celebrity divorces of the year.
But what about the most expensive? Or surprising?
As we near the end of ’08, it’s time to take a look back at the biggest break-ups of 2008.
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October 18, 2008
NEW YORK, NY --
From Madonna carrying on Monday after the premiere of her new film, “Filth and Wisdom,” to Billy, Alexa Ray & Katie Lee Joel out at Cipriani’s for an after party last night, all of the Access Star Sightings, that you want to know about from the past week!
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October 16, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Access Hollywood has uncovered shocking new details in the Peter Cook-Christie Brinkley divorce saga.
Joseph Tacopina, an attorney for Diana Bianchi, told Access he was livid upon hearing reports that a sex tape Cook had allegedly secretly recorded with Bianchi in his Southampton office was making the rounds, along with several topless photos of his client.
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October 11, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Christie Brinkley has fired back after ex-husband Peter Cook appeared on “20/20” with Barbara Walters that aired on Friday, allegedly breaking the terms of their divorce.
“Christie Brinkley initially sought to settle this matter privately,” Robert Stephan Cohen, Christie’s attorney, told Access Hollywood in a statement. “Mr. Cook has chosen to breach the confidentiality agreement in the divorce settlement, a provision agreed upon in court to protect the children and allow them to put this ordeal behind them.”
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October 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Lawyers for Christie Brinkley hit a Suffolk County court yesterday, requesting a temporary restraining order against the supermodel’s ex husband, Peter Cook.
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July 19, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
In her first public appearance since settling a very public divorce trial with ex-husband Peter Cook, Christie Brinkley went out to see another ex — piano man Billy Joel.
Joel, who was married to Brinkley from 1985-1994 and is the father of daughter Alexa Ray, headlined the final concert in New York’s Shea Stadium on Friday night.
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July 13, 2008
LONG ISLAND, New York --
Peter Cook still wants to be friends with ex-wife Christie Brinkley, he told the New York Post.
After five days of divorce court that ended with a surprise settlement, Cook doesn’t seem to have hard feelings for the former supermodel.
“I’ll never regret marrying her,” he said.
July 14, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y. --
Christie Brinkley’s ex-husband Peter Cook says he’s sorry he got involved with the 18-year-old who helped wreck their marriage.
The couple were married for a decade before the 49-year-old Cook met Diana Bianchi and began a sexual relationship with her.
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July 11, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Christie Brinkley gained sole custody of her kids on Thursday. And while she is undoubtedly happy for the end of her divorce nightmare, how exactly did her relationship with Peter Cook begin?
Following the court’s ruling yesterday, Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush spoke with Jill Rappaport – Christie’s best friend and the woman who introduced Christie to Peter in the first place.
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July 10, 2008
NEW YORK , NY --
The divorce trial of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook has been settled, Access Hollywood has learned.
The divorce settlement was reached at 6:15 AM Thursday and is an amicable settlement of all the issues brought to trial and is in the best interest of the children.
The settlement of their divorce favors Brinkley, multiple sources told Access. Brinkley will have sole custody of their children, Jack and Sailor, and have complete control of the decision-making regarding their upbringing.
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July 8, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
A feisty Christie Brinkley took the stand on Tuesday after being bolstered by a court-appointed psychiatrist.
The supermodel should have custody of her kids, Dr. Stephen Herman told the court at the Brinkley/Cook divorce trial.
See what Brinkley had to say inside!
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July 9, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Christie Brinkley’s Long Island divorce trial has been put on hold — and the model says she’s praying for a settlement.
Lawyers declined to comment on the record Wednesday.
However, Brinkley was asked while leaving the courthouse if a settlement is in the works. She pressed her palms together as in prayer and replied: “It’s what I hope and pray for.”
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July 7, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
After Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook duke it out over custody, the next phase of their divorce proceedings will be over assets.
According to a source in the Brinkley camp, at issue is $3 million worth of property and boats, one of which the supermodel gave Cook for his 40th birthday. But Cook’s lawyer, Norman Sheresky, said that the dollar figure at stake is somewhere around two to three times that.
So what is the dollar figure these two have at stake?
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July 7, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
The Christie Brinkley/Peter Cook divorce trial continued on Monday, with Brinkley taking the stand as she continues to fight for custody rights of son Jack, 13, and daughter Sailor, 10.
“I had to deal with his affair with a teenager, I had to deal with his Internet porn life,” Brinkley said, according to an Access Hollywood source on the scene. “Anyone who would chase a teenager, a young girl, I mean, where was his judgment?”
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July 5, 2008
NEW YORK, N.Y. --
When the media capital of the world meets a celebrity divorce, it’s a breakup made in tabloid heaven. So the city that has hosted the spectacular splits of Woody Allen, Liza Minnelli and Rudolph Giuliani now is feasting on the salacious details of model Christie Brinkley’s fourth marital breakup.
The collapse of the 10-year union of the former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and architect Peter Cook is being recounted in slow motion in a Central Islip courtroom on Long Island, not far from the Hamptons home where the couple had lived together.
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July 3, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that the day she learned her husband was having an affair with a teenager was the day her world was “completely shattered.”
The former Sports Illustrated model took the stand in state Supreme Court, a day after testimony by her architect husband, Peter Cook, and his former mistress.
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July 2, 2008
LONG ISLAND, New York --
Christie Brinkley’s estranged husband said Wednesday he had sex with his teenage lover in his office, then paid her $300,000 while hoping to keep their affair quiet. He also showered her with spending money, including $500 hidden under a rock.
Peter Cook, called to the stand by his wife’s divorce lawyers, was questioned about his affair with Diana Bianchi, who is expected to testify that Cook seduced her shortly after hiring her for his Hamptons architectural firm.
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July 1, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
As Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook prepare to face off in court on Wednesday, Access Hollywood has learned exclusively from a court source that Cook would often allegedly post nude photos of himself on online swingers sites.
The source claimed that Cook would not only post nude photos of himself, but also said he was seeking young women.
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June 24, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Two days before July 4, there will be equally explosive fireworks in a Central Islip, New York courthouse, where Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook are set to begin their divorce proceedings.
But it won’t be just the two of them squaring off.
Diana Bianchi, the then-teenager whose affair with her boss (Cook) caused the rift between Brinkley and her husband, is slated to testify the very first day of the case, her attorney Rosemarie Arnold told Access Hollywood exclusively.
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June 20, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Christie Brinkley got her wish on Friday, as a New York judge ruled her upcoming divorce trial will remain open to the public and media.
Long Island Judge Mark D. Cohen made his ruling on Friday, noting, “open courtrooms, in general and in divorce actions, may provide a basis for societal education,” People reported.
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June 19, 2008
NEW YORK, New York --
Christie Brinkley headed to New York Supreme Court on Thursday morning with the hope that her divorce case should be made public, a source close to the case told Access Hollywood.
Brinkley filed for divorce from her fourth husband, Peter Cook, in 2006 as news of his alleged infidelity with his then 18-year-old assistant emerged.
Among the things that may be revealed if the case, which begins July 2 is made public, are allegations that Cook trolls Internet porn sites. He also regularly logged on to swingers sites in search of women, the source claimed.
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November 27, 2007
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June 27, 2007
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 27, 2007) — Christie Brinkley and her divorce attorney Eleanor Alter have parted ways, Access Hollywood has learned.
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May 15, 2007
LOS ANGELES --
But when she sat down withTony before her gig at the Viper Room, Alexa said she wants the feud to end.
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April 11, 2007
NEW YORK --
NEW YORK (April 11, 2007) — Drew Barrymore grew up with tear sheets of models such as Cheryl Tiegs, Rachel Hunter and Christie Brinkley plastered on her bedroom wall like wallpaper. Come January, another young girl can do the same with Barrymore’s photo.
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March 2, 2007
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NEW YORK (March 2, 2007) — Christie Brinkley has left a Manhattan hospital following back surgery a representative for the star confirmed to Access Hollywood.?She is heading home and is looking forward to being back on her feet again soon,? the rep said.Brinkley was recuperating this week in an undisclosed hospital after undergoing surgery for a back injury which occurred during a recent ski trip.
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March 5, 2007
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NEW YORK (February 28, 2007) — Christie Brinkley was recuperating Wednesday from back surgery at a Manhattan hospital, her publicist said.
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January 24, 2007
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LONG ISLAND, New Jersey (January 23, 2007) — Christie Brinkley and her soon to be ex-husband Peter Cook were in a Long Island court house for five hours yesterday.The issue at hand was custody rather than money.There is an iron-clad prenuptial agreement and reports that Brinkley was going to give Cook $25 million to go away is ?complete bull---t? according to a source close to the case.It was clear Cook and Brinkley wanted to have little to do with each other. They sat just ten feet from each other in the courtroom and did not glance at each other once. Christie even sat with her back to them.Access producer Tara Bernie was inside the court room where the model and the architect hashed out the painstaking details of the custody of their two children ? 8 year old Sailor and 11 year old Jack.?Homework was a big issue with Cook,? Tara reports. ?At one point he asked his attorney ?Does she do it or does the nanny do it???Christie’s hot button issue — if the U.S. should raise the terror advisory, what would be the means of transportation for their children?
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August 9, 2006
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Peter Cook: Well, Christie Brinkley's ex had a kind of embarrassing summer really — not much he can do to get a passing grade.
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October 12, 2006
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October 12, 2006 — The daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley is singing about the end of her mom’s fourth marriage.
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September 14, 2006
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NEW YORK (September 14, 2006) — Christie Brinkley has filed for divorce from Peter Cook, two months after reports surfaced about his alleged affair with an 18-year-old employee, Cook’s lawyer has confirmed.
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September 8, 2006
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(September 8, 2006) — ABC defended a miniseries on the events leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks after Clinton administration officials said it distorts history so drastically that it should be corrected or shelved.
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AUDIO: Jill Rappaport Talks Christie Brinkley Divorce Settlement
Christie Brinkley’s best friend, Jill Rappaport, talks to “The Billy Bush Show” about Christie’s divorce settlement with Peter Cook.
Christie Brinkley Settles Divorce
From a heated battle to a brokered peace — Peter cook gets some cash while Christie gets the kids.
Christie Brinkley Divorce Details (July 9, 2008)
A source tells Access Hollywood that an attempt was made by Peter Cook to reach an agreement with Christie Brinkley, but things didn’t go as he had hoped.
Could Christie Brinkley & Peter Cook Share Joint Custody?
Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook were back in court again today, both seeking full custody of the couple’s two children. Who came out victorious in this round?
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