Christie Brinkley Settles Divorce, Gets Kids

Nearly four years later, Peter Cook, Christie Brinkley back in court

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook may have settled their divorce back in 2008, but the ex-couple isn't done battling in court. Brinkley claims Cook owes her more than $32,000 in child support, but Cook—in a 91-page court filing—says it's actually Brinkley who owes him. The New York Post reports the document is full of complaints, some years old, and packed with insults; Cook calls her a "narcissistic egomaniac," for instance. (But he also complains in the document that she calls him "truly narcissistic.") More»

(NEWSER) - Guy Ritchie will eschew a fight for the Material Girl's material assets, and instead focus on joint custody of their two sons, the New York Daily News reports, citing a settlement in the works. At issue is where the couple’s children, Rocco and David, will live; Madonna would relocate them to New York. Ritchie could have sued for half of her estimated $450 million. More»

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

(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. More»

Supermodel vows fourth divorce will be her last

(NEWSER) - On the heels of this week's divorce settlement—and the messy dissolution of her fourth marriage—Christie Brinkley has learned her lesson. "I'm not going to marry again," she tells Andrea Peyser of the New York Post. "I know too much about the marriage laws and divorce laws. Getting married again would not be a very intelligent thing to do." More»

Court-appointed shrink wants custody of kids to go to Brinkley

(NEWSER) - A court-appointed shrink said both Christie Brinkley and her two-timing hubby needed time on a therapist's couch—adding that Peter Cook is a childish narcissist undeserving of custody, the New York Post reports. Psychiatrist Stephen Herman testified that “the father's behavior in this marriage has been terribly destructive and apparently continues to be." More»