Diana Bianchi Testifies in Christie Brinkley, Peter Cook Divorce Trial
Diana Bianchi testified on the first day of the divorce trial of Christie Brinkley and estranged husband Peter Cook on Wednesday.
Bianchi was Cook's assistant whom Brinkley found having an affair with Cook in 2006. Bianchi, then 18, meet Cook in 2005 at a Hamptons toy store.
Bianchi was hired by Cook to work at his Hamptons architecture firm where she was paid $20,000 to type magazine articles onto the company's Web site. She said they had sex about 10 times before the relationship ended later that year.
Cook took the stand as well, testifying that he had sex with Bianchi in her office and at homes in the Hamptons owned by Brinkley.
Cook then paid her $300,000 in hopes that she would keep their affair quiet. He also gave her spending money, including $500 hidden under a rock
Cook talked about how he and Brinkley frequently watched pornography to get in the sexual mood. His lawyer said he spent about $3,000 a month on porno Web sites.
Alexa Ray Joel, Brinkley's daughter with her second husband Billy Joel, is expected to testify Thursday about Cook's "constant criticism" of her.
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