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Brinkley Ex Stops Payments to Mistress

Cook claims Bianchi broke confidentiality; her reps threaten suit over sex tapes

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 27, 2008 11:22 AM CDT
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(Newser) – It appears Peter Cook’s ex-lover may not get the last third of her settlement, the New York Post reports, and her lawyers are to blame. Diana Bianchi, the teen whose affair with Cook led to his divorce from Christie Brinkley, signed a deal promising $300,000 as long as she kept quiet. But with sex tapes floating around, Bianchi's lawyers have threatened to sue.

Cook's reps say the lawsuit threat breaks the settlement's confidentiality clause and that “the existence of the tapes and the circumstances surrounding their making” was part of the 2007 deal. They also contend Bianchi or her reps were prohibited from disparaging Cook—just what one of her lawyers did after his interview with Barbara Walters earlier this month.

Peter Cook arrives at New York State Supreme Court in Central Islip for his divorce trial against Christie Brinkley on July 2, 2008.
Peter Cook arrives at New York State Supreme Court in Central Islip for his divorce trial against Christie Brinkley on July 2, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Diana Bianchi, right, arrives at New York State Supreme Court for the beginning of the Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook divorce trial, July 2, 2008.
Diana Bianchi, right, arrives at New York State Supreme Court for the beginning of the Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook divorce trial, July 2, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Peter Cook had agreed to pay $300,000 to the woman with whom he had an affair while married to model Christie Brinkley, right; Cook says he won't pay the final $100,000 over confidentiality issues.
Peter Cook had agreed to pay $300,000 to the woman with whom he had an affair while married to model Christie Brinkley, right; Cook says he won't pay the final $100,000 over confidentiality issues.   (AP Photo)
Christie Brinkley is escorted by court officers as she arrives at New York State Supreme Court for the beginning of her divorce trial July 2, 2008, in Central Islip, N.Y.
Christie Brinkley is escorted by court officers as she arrives at New York State Supreme Court for the beginning of her divorce trial July 2, 2008, in Central Islip, N.Y.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Feb 1, 2009 3:52 AM CST
Funny how ALL jerks in the news have wives and girlfriends, generally in the plural, and yet I know some really nice nerds who've NEVER had a girl even look at them and they have wonderful careers and actually get to be home and would not dream of cheating.

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