Divorce discussion brings Christie Brinkley to tears: ‘I just want peace’

Four years of fighting with your ex can take a toll on anyone, and while 58-year-old Christie Brinkley looks pretty terrific, she’s also worn out from her ongoing legal battles with her ex, Peter Cook. She sat down with TODAY’s Matt Lauer Tuesday in the hopes of talking both divorce and her return next week to Broadway’s “Chicago,” but … but things didn’t turn out quite as planned.

Instead, they started out and continued talking almost exclusively about Brinkley vs. Cook, with Brinkley tearing up and choking on her words.

“I have turned the other cheek,” she said, adding that her former spouse of 12 years has repeatedly taken to the airwaves to air their dirty laundry. “There’s not one quote from me, anywhere. This is the first time I’ve ever been on a show (to talk about the split).”

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