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 The ravishing teen at the center of Christie Brinkley’s marital meltdown is a "naive girl" who is now mulling legal action against the supermodel’s husband, her lawyer said yesterday.Peter Cook, 47, caused "substantial and irreparable harm" when he showered aspiring singer Diana Bianchi, 19, with luxurious gifts – including a Nissan Maxima – and then seduced her behind Brinkley’s back, the lawyer said. "It amounts to preying on an innocent, young and naive girl who would otherwise have no attraction to a 50-year-old man," lawyer Joseph Tacopina said. "He offered her money, a job, career advancement. And when he got her comfortable, he made his real intentions known."He said while Bianchi isn’t under age, she was "right at the limit" when the two met. The age of consent in New York is 17."I don’t think he bought her a car because he’s a philanthropist. It’s just outrageous," said Tacopina, who is working in tandem with civil lawyer Rosemarie Arnold. "Her eyes are starting to become open. We’re evaluating our legal options." The two first met while Bianchi, a 2004 graduate of Southampton High School, was working at Stevenson’s Toys and Games on Jobs Lane in Southampton, L.I. "It just sounds so strange. She’s really a great girl, and Peter has always been such a gentleman," said the toy store’s manager, Susan Watson. "Diana’s a very strong girl, and she’s got her own life to live. She’s an incredible singer who is going to do really well. Nobody needed this." Brinkley, meanwhile, packed up the couple’s two kids – Sailor, 8, and Jack, 11 – when reporters started questioning her husband’s roving eye. Bianchi’s lawyer, meanwhile, denied a National Enquirer report that her stepdad, Brian Platt, a Southampton Village cop on medical leave, approached Brinkley and Cook and threatened the architect. "[Platt] spoke to this guy on two individual occasions to say that 47-year-old men don’t belong with 19-year-old girls, but it wasn’t a threat," Tacopina said. "He was trying to protect a young, teenage girl who’s now thrust in the middle of a celebrity divorce scandal."
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Looking at that picture, I can not understand why he cheated on Brinkley with her. And naive girl, puh-lease? She knew what she was doing, after Monica Lewinsky they all know what they are doing.
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"The Insider"’s MARC MALKIN breaks news that former supermodel CHRISTIE BRINKLEY is splitting from her husband of nearly 10 years, architect PETER COOK.
Brinkley’s spokesperson, ELLIOT MINTZ, confirms the news: "Yes, it’s true. The couple has separated. Christie’s primary interest at this difficult time is for the protection of her children and [she] would be most appreciative if people would be good enough to respect her privacy."
The couple have an 8-year-old daughter, SAILOR LEE. Brinkley has two other children from her previous marriages.The 52-year-old beauty, who played the comely blonde in the ’80s comedy ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ with CHEVY CHASE, has been married three other times, most notably to "Piano Man" BILLY JOEL, who penned his hit "Uptown Girl" song for her.
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Didn’t she leave Billy Joel for this guy?
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