Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook are trying to hash out a custody agreement during a four-hour break in their divorce trial, the Daily News has learned. Testimony is delayed until 3 p.m. while the two sides hold talks, a source said.Brinkley, 54, and Cook, 49, were coy about whether progress was being made. Asked whether she wanted to settle, the supermodel clasped her hands together and told reporters: 'It's what I pray for.'
Cook was cryptic. 'Do you like a cake when it's half-baked or when it's finished?' the architect asked the media. Asked whether he wanted to strike a deal or forge ahead with his case against Brinkley, he said, 'What purpose would it be to badger the mother of my children?'
Under a temporary custody agreement, Cook has the children from Friday night until Monday morning every other weekend and every Wednesday night. Brinkley has been pushing to curtail his visitation so that the children stay with her every weeknight - which would leave Cook with just four nights a month with the kids. Meanwhile, Cook has been pushing for more access than he has now.
The talks got started a day after a court-appointed psychiatrist was critical of both Brinkley and Cook on the witness stand. Dr. Stephen Herman testified Tuesday that both parents need therapy but that Brinkley should get full custody. He described Cook as a narcissist who wrecked his marriage by sleeping with an 18-year-old and performing sex acts on the Internet. The shrink also questioned Brinkley's choice of men and her track record of four failed marriages and said she hasn't been able to move on from Cook's betrayal.
Even if the couple strikes an agreement on custody, the trial isn't over. The next phase is a fight over their shared assets.
I sure do hope they get this over with quick so I can devote all my time to reading about who A-Rod was banging last night...