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Brinkley Divorce Trial Continues Thursday

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (CBS) ― Proceedings will continue Thursday morning in the Christie Brinkley - Peter Cook divorce trial.

"I heard a lot of new things that I didn't know," Brinkley noted Wednesday, and so did millions of other people, as the sordid divorce trial opened up to the world.

At Brinkley's request, the trial is being held in the public eye, an apparent attempt to embarrass the Hamptons architect, Cook, her soon-to-be fourth ex-husband.

Cook was grilled about his affair with 18-year-old Diana Bianchi, and more than $300,000 in payoffs to Bianchi, who's now 21.

There were also questions from Brinkley attorney Robert Cohen about Cook's $3,000 a month porn habit.

"Were you a member of the world's largest sex and swinger website?"

Cohen: "Were you a member of the world's largest sex and swinger Web site?"

Cook: "Yes."

Cohen: "You were connected live to women?"

Cook: "Yes."

Cohen: "Did you use a webcam?"

Cook: "Yes."

Cook broke down in tears as he described the un-raveling of his marriage. "My son told me, Mommy's looking at naked pictures of your girlfriends on the computer."

Cook's lawyer told the judge, "We're here because of the self-indulgent wrath of a woman scorned."

Cook and Brinkley are primarily disputing custody of their two children.

Ownership of Brinkley's $30 million Bridgehampton home is not being contested because the couple had a prenuptial agreement.

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