Peter Cook Denies Being Pervert, Wants Respect

Three months after a bitter (and eye-opening) divorce was settled, Christie Brinkley’s ex-husband Peter Cook says he was wrongly portrayed in court.

“I’m not the … pervert that I’ve been painted to be,” Cook tells Barbara Walters in an interview that will air Friday on ABC’s 20/20.

Britney Spears’ new video will also air during the program.

Asked why he was speaking out, Peter Cook, who admitted to having an affair with 18-year-old assistant Diana Bianchi and an online porn habit, said:

“The misinformation that came out during the trial is the elephant in the room. It’s the elephant in the room as far as how my kids see me.”

“I wanted a little acknowledgement, a little attention, a little thank you every now and then for my efforts, for the amount of time I took to care for her and my family, for the wealth I was building. Just the tremendous amount of work I was putting into my family… My world became her world. It had to be that way.”

Brinkley’s lawyer, Robert Stephan Cohen, released a statement Tuesday saying that Cook may face legal action for speaking out about the case.

“It is shocking that Peter Cook, after his day in court, would continue a firestorm created by his bizarre behavior by violating a court order that prohibits either party from discussing their marriage or divorce in any public way,” Cohen says.

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