Christie Brinkley Gets Full Custody in Divorce Case

The cruel and revelatory divorce proceedings between Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook ended at 6 a.m. this morning, with the sides announcing a settlement. Brinkley's lawyer Robert Cohen said in the courtroom, "It is my pleasure to report to the court that with much hard work ... we reached an agreement."

The former couple had been fighting over custody of their children as well as other properties they acquired together, and it appears Brinkley was victorious: She was granted full custody of the children, plus keeps the properties. Brinkley will pay Cook, an architect, $2.1 million, mostly for legal costs.

Brinkley told reporters, "I was here fighting for custody. I think a mother's greatest fear is somebody trying to take their children ... That is what I was up against. I have won custody and decision-making and that's all I ever wanted." As for Cook, he said, "I've got everything I've been asking for for two years"--everything except for the joint custody of the kids.

Cook's infidelities and indiscretions--hiring an 18-year-old toy store clerk to be his assistant, later bedding her and paying her $300,000 for her silence; a $3,000/month Internet porn habit--were spilled in the few days of testimony. The judge told the pair he hoped they would provide "normalcy, stability and love for their children as they move forward...It's very much the (hope) of this court that this resolution allows the children and the parents to move on with the rest of their lives."

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By Jen Chung in News on July 10, 2008 11:02 AM

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zodak

if she uses the same plastic surgeon as brinkley, she'll "age" just as well.

Guest

Thank you Spiritof76! That's what I was getting at. Just because some chick is younger doesn't mean she's hotter. Christie's ass is the first one I ever saw in a magazine; Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. But I do have to agree that since she's been divorced 4 times now, she must be a bitch to live with.

JacqueMehoff

christie is coo coo for cocoa puffs

more nuts than a hollowed out tree in winter.

Spirit of 76

Bianchi is nowhere near as hot as Christie. And even those of you who think she is (probably because she's the one who's not old enough to be your mother), I can pretty much guarantee she won't age nearly as well.

Rocknrope

The guy's a former model, what can you expect but a cuckoo narcissist?

zodak

she's a milf but bianchi is hotter

slappy

They are both probably totaly insufferable.

Politburo

I still don't get it.. there is so much free porn. And even if you are going to pay, it's not exactly expensive.

JenChungsBaby

Did you see that Bianchi chick? I'd ditch Brinkley in a minute for her too. Brinkley's a total headcase anyway, divorced four times and buying gas masks and defibrilator for the kids. Remember, no matter how hot a chick may be there always some guy somewhere who's tired of fucking her.