Brinkley Feels "Really Badly" for the Other Woman

Model says she forgives Diana Bianchi "completely"

By Natalie Finn Jul 03, 2008 10:45 PMTags
Christie BrinkleyAP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Christie Brinkley has been through a lot—and she still has a lot to go through—but she hasn't lost her ability to empathize.

"I'd just like to say after two days of testimony that I can't help but think about Diana Bianchi, and I want her and her family to know that I feel really badly for them," the jilted former supermodel said after court Thursday, referring to the woman who was a teenager when she had an affair with Brinkley's soon-to-be ex-husband, Peter Cook.

"I feel bad for her and I forgive her completely."

Brinkley testified earlier today that she learned about the affair from Bianchi's policeman stepfather.

"Today was really difficult reliving all the horrors" of that time, she told reporters outside the courthouse.

Testimony is scheduled to resume Monday.