Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook campaign for John Kerry on 2/28/04, thanks to HRC/WENN
Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook have reached a settlement in their divorce ahead of what could have been another explosive day of testimony in open court. The couple and their lawyers worked late into the night at a hotel on Long Island hashing out the details. Christie will have sole custody of the children. Cook received a $2.1 million settlement and visitation rights to his children Sailor Lee, 10, and Jack, 13. Jack is from Christie's last marriage but was adopted by Cook.
Cook will see the kids every Wednesday and alternate weekends along with alternate weeks in the summer. Christie Brinkley will get to keep all of her whopping 18 properties in the Hamptons. [Details from US Weekly]
Brinkley fought to have the details of her divorce made public. She learned a few things about her husband's behavior during the 10 years they were actively married. Cook had a rampant porn addiction, seduced an 18 year old girl he hired to work at his architecture firm, and dealt cocaine in the 1980s.
A psychologist provided an assessment of Cook for the court which called him a "narcissist" who "needs constant reassurance that he is a terrific guy, handsome, accomplished, etc."
Brinkley testified that she worked hard to make a wonderful life for her children and was baffled that her husband seek out sex with strangers online and have an affair when he had "beautiful, loving children" at home.
TMZ reports that two detectives were due to testify in court today about Cook and that he may have been anxious to ensure that whatever they knew about him was not made public.
It looks like Brinkley's strategy of making the proceedings public worked in her favor. Whether it was the best thing for her kids or not remains to be seen. They'll get to be with their mom, their dad hasn't been cut out of their lives, and things are finally settled for their family.
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