Celebrity Justice
Brinkley Begged Hubby Not to Kill Himself

On the second day of testimony in supermodel Christie Brinkley's super screwed-up divorce case, Brinkley says almost ex-hubby Peter Cook once called her threatening to kill himself by smashing his car into a tree.

Brinkley said she begged Cook not to do it because it would destroy their children. When asked why -- Christie responded "it was the right thing to do."

And -- if you can believe it -- the story gets better.

The soon to be ex-Mrs. Cook testified that she didn't want to believe her husband was boning an 18-year-old -- even though the teenager's own dad told her about it. On the stand, Brinkley says Diana Bianchi's stepfather tapped her on the shoulder right before she was to speak at a high school graduation and said "That husband of yours won't knock it off. He's having an affair with my teenage daughter." To make matters worse, she heard the news right in front of her husband.

Christie says Petey repeatedly denied the affair. She says she was "shocked" because her picket fence perfect life had been "shattered" and "vanished."

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31. #13 thank you for that.

People, please read the full story before you start name calling. Christie had asked for full custody and he said NO. This is why she is pulling out the big guns. When this story broke she took the kids into hiding and filed for divorce. She tried to stay quiet.

THE ONLY THING THAT SHE WANTS IS FULL CUSTODY. NO MONEY, JUST HER KIDS.

Why can people not understand her rage? This creep has a history of preying on young girls. Would you want your children to be alone with him?

Go to any reputable news outlet and get all the facts before you judge her. While you're at it, read about the convicted sex offender who targeted young girls, including HIS OWN NIECE, and hoaxed them into a sex ring with older men. The uncle and step-father were both arrested. Yes, the uncle and step-father. The police found the 14 year old girl in a shallow grave in the Uncle's back yard. The step-father was involved in covering up the murder.

Those of you who keep saying it's okay what he did. Do you know that they found kiddie porn? Do you know all the details about how he targeted the then 17 year old Bianchi?

This is a very sick person who should NEVER be allowed young children.




Posted at 1:46PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by thank you

32. Christy has been low profile her whole life, She is not a Lindsay or Paris seeking attention. She is FIGHTING for custody of her children. You can bet she offered to settle OUT OF court. But he would NOT settle because he saw K-FED's "get rich via custody" scheme in his head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think Christy is willing to risk EVERY thing to keep custody of her kids because she BELIEVES that is what is best for them. Obviously by her relationship with Billy Joel she has proven that she is very wililng to put a heck of a lot of energy into making a relationship WORK for the kid's sake. I feel really sorry for her. He is a dog!

Posted at 1:54PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by awave

33. IMO, Christie was never known to be very bright.

Posted at 1:48PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Snookums

34. It is incredible to me that anyone would say something bad about Brinkley. What has SHE done? Except be embarrassed by a porn addicted, lying, cheating scuz-bag. Oh and the little girl he was cheating with is NO BETTER!!! Brinkley WANTED to settle out of court, but he DID NOT. He just didn't want it public record, of course. He deserves every bit of every thing that's being shoveled on and to him. Oh and Brinkley being married 4 times - her first husband was killed in a racing accident, 2nd was Joel and they are still friends, he just had a drinking problem. Her 3rd she met while both were on a helicopter that crashed and they bonded over that tragedy, but he turned out to be a liar and deceiver. Her only mistake with him was not getting to know him better. She deserves better. And I'm sick of people boo-hooing about how this is affecting the children. Listen - the children know it all already. So this is doing nothing more to them than what's been done to them. Get over it people. The truth needs to be told on this maggot life form that is Peter Cook !!!!!

Posted at 1:59PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by getfactsstraight

35.

To # 28 thank you:

As I said before, I don't condone either of their actions. If he wanted to fight for custody and/or visitation with his children, then he has every right to do so and she has every right to fight tooth and nail also. However, it was Christie Brinkley who wanted to make the hearings public instead of asking to seal the court records. It would seem that she wanted to inflame the public's opinion and impress her innocence in the marital break-up. I'm sorry, but being thought to be blameless in the court of public opinion should have weighed smaller on her mind than the well-being of her children.

If he had kiddie porn on his computer, then they should file charges against him.

What I do not agree with, however, is bashing him for having sex with an apparently very willing 18-year old girl. If she was 18, there were no laws broken. Morally wrong? Absolutely. Legally? No.

If an 18-year old "boy" can join the military and make the decision to risk his life, then it is outrageous gender bias to say that an 18-year old woman is too young for sex or too young to decide for herself who she chooses to give her body to. Many 18-year olds are immature, but then so are many 30-year olds. The law says 18 is the magic number, so it is the magic number.

I can guarantee you that you are not going to find many 18-year olds who are going to tell you that they are too young to make a decision on who they have sex with. It's just not going to happen.


Posted at 2:01PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by OCD

36.

Such pretty pretty people. Kinda makes me happy they are so miserable. WELL IT DOES !

Posted at 2:02PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by no one will notice

37. What a son of a bitch! Why the hell would anyone cheat on Christy Brinkley? What a loser!

Posted at 2:02PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Francini

38. gee - let's see - get to vent my rage and crush my children's souls

or

put my children above ALL ELSE and deal with my rage privately.

boy - what a tough tough choice.

Posted at 2:04PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by stella

39. It is an open custody case, if ppl really think the kids aren't already damaged before the case began they are sadly mistaken and only fooling themselves. She is doing what is best for her kids, not allowing this man to have full custody of them. It's funny how ppl mention this is her 4th divorce yet when men in the world of celebrities are on their 4th divorce, no one bats an eyelash. Talk about a double standard.

Posted at 2:07PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by TeamChristie

40. Brinkley is an idiot because she is doing this to her kids. Money is not the issue...custody is. Couldn't the judge see this puke Cook was unfit behind closed doors? Of course. And being married 4 times shows how unstable she is. These kids need to be removed from BOTH of them!

Posted at 2:08PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Mom of the year she ain't

41. Peter Cook is not exactly the paragon of virtue being that he repeatedly cheated on his wife but that has nothing to do with child custody. All they had to do was work out agreeable joint custody terms and the media spotlight could have been avoided. I don't blame him for fighting for joint custody because based on the reports so far there are no grounds for him to lose custody of his children. (Someone mentioned earlier that child pornography was found on his computer but that particular crime is a federal offense so if it were true, wouldn't he have been arrested?? No arrest, no crime.) Christy wants full custody but the fact that her husband cheated, looked at and bought porn, etc. will not preclude him from custody. And if she is worried about her husband's moral character and his influence on the children I wonder how she explains to her children how she has three children from three different men, etc. It seems that there are enough examples of bad decision making to go around on both sides.

Posted at 2:12PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by rexx

42. Please, any woman going through this kind of divorce would tell her husband to "put the pedal to the metal" if they threatened suicide by automobile. She is lying out her tucked, tanned, pampered ass.

Posted at 2:21PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Lucy

43. Talking him out of killing himself was NOT the right thing to do!

Posted at 2:22PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Maudie

44. another site said when Alexa Ray testified, she said Peter made her go naked from the bathroom to downstairs to clean up some water leaking from the shower while she was in it. If this is true, this should be getting more publicity than what he spends on porn. Im assuming she was a teenager at the time. This man should be registered as a sex offender and whoever has the misfortune to be his next wife (you know there is a woman stupid enough) should know to keep him away from any daughters she might have. I think all divorces should be public. The kids already know whats going on, and maybe it would be a deterrent to help these pigs keep their youknowwhats in their pants.

Posted at 2:30PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by julie

45. Give me a break. Didn't she dump Billy Joel years ago because she was screwing around with some ski instructor? Billy Joel worshiped that woman. Karma sure is a biatch, ain't it?

Posted at 2:27PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by D

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