The Ugliest Celebrity Custody Battles

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook The story of model Christie Brinkley’s divorce from her third husband, architect Peter became tabloid fodder during their 2008 split thanks to the fact Cook admitted to cheating on his wife with an 18-year-old and spending thousands of dollars a month to fund an online porn habit. Four years later, the two were back in the headlines after Brinkley, 58, accused 53-year-old Cook of owing her $32,000 in child support... more 

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook The story of model Christie Brinkley’s divorce from her third husband, architect Peter became tabloid fodder during their 2008 split thanks to the fact Cook admitted to cheating on his wife with an 18-year-old and spending thousands of dollars a month to fund an online porn habit. Four years later, the two were back in the headlines after Brinkley, 58, accused 53-year-old Cook of owing her $32,000 in child support for 16-year-old Jack (her biological son with third husband Richard Taubman, whom Cook adopted) and 13-year-old Sailor and $140,000 in fines for violating court orders not to harass her (which she claimed he did 28 times via email at $5,000 a pop). Cook claimed he didn’t owe her the child support since he was watching the children full time while she was off performing in the Broadway production of “Chicago.” The two continued to fling acrimonious statements at each other with Brinkley offering to “be there” for Cook’s new wife after he inevitably cheats on her and Cook saying the divorce is all Brinkley has to keep her in the news since her fame has faded. The two reached an undisclosed settlement in June. less