Ex Blames Brinkley for Affair

As wacky breakups abound, Dowd goes in search of rules of engagement

(NEWSER) - Celebrity couples aren't always models of marital stability, but as Christie Brinkley, A-Rod, and Madonna join forces to hold the planet hostage, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd goes off in search of those telltale signs of who to avoid ending up at the altar with. She finds her answers in a 79-year-old Catholic priest, Father Pat Connor, who's been giving a "Whom Not to Marry" seminar for 40 years. Avoid swapping rings with: More»

Divorce seemed like a no-brainer...

(NEWSER) - Clare Hunter and her husband had just left a marriage counseling session when he confessed he had been sleeping with someone else. "But he wears that old scruffy underwear to work," she thought. The reality didn't sync up with what she imagined an affair was supposed to be, "a heated tryst on high-thread-count sheets. Here was my husband banging his vet tech in the front seat of his truck on a country road." What happened next didn't exactly match her expectations either, she writes for Salon : Divorce was a no-brainer; he didn't want to split. She asked him to move out; he borrowed a camp trailer and slept in the back alley. 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»

Bianchi may file complaint against Brinkley's ex

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley may not be the only beauty battling Peter Cook in court. Diana Bianchi, Cook’s teenaged mistress when she worked at his New York office, is accusing him of videotaping their trysts without her knowledge. Bianchi’s lawyer says she may file a criminal complaint against the disgraced architect for second-degree unlawful surveillance, the New York Post reports. More»

(NEWSER) - Christie Brinkley doesn't want her kids seeing her ex spill his guts to Barbara Walters tonight, and a New York judge agrees—but he isn't on board with keeping the youngsters from seeing their dad in person, Newsday reports. The judge yesterday denied the ex-supermodel's bid for a temporary restraining order ahead of Peter Cook's 20/20 interview, set to air tonight, in which he discusses his affair with a teenager and his porn proclivities. More»