Christie Brinkley has such bad taste in men, she should get her head examined.

That’s what a court-appointed shrink seemed to say when he recommended that the supermodel – who’s been married four times – go into therapy.

“She needs to start working on therapy issues relating to her parenting…maybe her choice of male figures…certain motivations that she had herself that can get her into trouble,” psychiatrist Stephen Herman testified.

Brinkley, 54, is locked in a divorce battle with fourth hubby, Peter Cook, 49.

She’s also married and divorced three other men, artist Jean-François Allaux, singer Billy Joel and developer Ricky Taubman.

Under cross-examination, she admitted she isn’t anxious to hop onto the couch.

“I’m not sure that I’m a huge fan of psychotherapy. I think there’s lots and lots of ways to deal with various issues,” she said.

“But if Dr. Herman feels strongly about it, I would do whatever it takes to convince the court that I’m willing to make whatever changes they deem necessary.”

Herman’s report took both parents to task – Brinkley for her lingering fury over Cook’s betrayal and Cook for being a narcissist with sexual issues.

After interviewing the couple and the kids, Herman concluded that Brinkley should get custody because Cook has displayed “poor judgment.”

He cited Cook’s 35 sexual partners, a two-hour-a-day Internet porn habit and his “impulsive, self-destuctive, possibly compulsive” affair with teenage Diana Bianchi.

The fling was a “family disaster” that caused “irreparable harm” to the children – 13-year-old Jack and 10-year-old Sailor Lee, the psychiatrist said.

“I think there were some problems before,” Herman told the court. “Certainly taking that step, making that choice was the beginning of the end of the marriage.”

He also described Cook as a self-absorbed egotist.

“He needs constant reassurance that he is a terrific guy, handsome, accomplished etc.,” his report to the court said.

“Where most people need some quiet ‘feeding’ with their egos, Mr. Cook has an insatiable appetite.”

Asked whether the couple could have joint custody of the kids – which is what Cook wants – Herman was unequivocal.

“It is not a viable option,” he said.

Nevertheless, he said the children and Cook have a “very close bond” – and Brinkley needs to accept that, Herman said.

“It would be important for the sake of the children that Miss Brinkley let go of this,” his report said.

While Brinkley’s anger is “understandable,” Herman noted that she is “blinkered by her disgust with and for Mr. Cook” and lets the children know how she feels.

As an example of Brinkley’s uncontrolled fury, Cook’s camp accused Brinkley of scratching his face from photos in front of the children.

The cover girl denied it, saying she blacked out his face from a single wedding photo and put it in a private dresser in a closet a few weeks after she learned of his infidelity.

“I felt like he was an invisible man,” she explained. “Just his outfit remained, standing next to me, like an empty wedding outfit with no person with it

“And that’s how I felt – the person that I knew and loved, I didn’t know where he went.”

Cook lawyer Norman Sheresky asked her: “Did you ever say to Jack, ‘Ask your dad to tell you about his whores?’” Brinkley said she had not.

“Did you ever scream at Peter?” Sheresky asked.

“You bet,” Brinkley shot back.

“Around the children?” he pressed.

“No sir, not that I’m aware of,” she said.

Sheresky repeatedly tried to get her to admit she was angry, but Brinkley refused.

“I don’t think that’s really the portrait of a woman enraged and consumed in anger,” she said of Herman’s report. “I believe that the portrait of a mother trying to give some sense of normalcy to some children whose world has been destroyed by this man’s greed and lust.”

Sheresky was annoyed by her long-winded answers.

“No matter what I ask her, she makes a speech,” he complained to the judge.

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Christie Brinkley has been forced to admit she praised estranged husband Peter Cook’s parenting skills during their marriage.

The star was cross-examined by Cook’s attorney, Norman Sheresky, when she took the stand at a New York court during their ongoing divorce trial on Monday.

She was asked to read from various interviews she had given to the media during the couple’s 11-year marriage, where she was quoted applauding Cook’s skills as a father.

The catwalk beauty quoted her own words from a 2005 interview, calling Cook “the greatest father”.

She also read from her 2006 interview with Good Housekeeping magazine, adding: “Peter is our rock… He’s the calm in the middle of our storm.” She also recalled how Cook was “the first one to jump out of bed in the middle of the night” if there was a problem with the kids, in a 1999 interview in Redbook magazine.

Brinkley admitted she was partially insincere during the interviews, telling Judge Mark Cohen: “I would just say that early on, I meant it wholeheartedly. By the end, I meant it partially.”

The trial continues.

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Looking radiant as she walked into New York’s Suffolk County Supreme Court Monday for the third day of her divorce trial, Christie Brinkley told reporters, “I hope everyone had a happy 4th. I am looking forward to my Independence Day.”

Asked if whether she’s optimistic she’ll get custody of son Jack, 13, and daughter Sailor, 10, the supermodel said, “Oh, yes.”

Moments later, her estranged husband Peter Cook arrived, looking subdued and largely ignoring the press horde.

Brinkley is expected to remain on the stand all of Monday as the divorce trial enters its custody phase. Earlier in the day, she revealed in court how she initially told her children that their father would probably not return home.

She said that she broke the news to them shortly after she had confirmed his affair with Diana Bianchi.

“I said sometimes in marriage one person falls out of love. I think Daddy’s fallen out of love with me,” Brinkley said in a clear voice, adding that she had also discovered some of Cook’s Internet porn at this time.

Daughter’s Strong Reaction
After Brinkley broke the news to Jack and Sailor, she says their daughter had an immediate and strong reaction: “Sailor was upset by that and immediately went to call her Dad and give him a piece of her mind for falling out of love with their mother.”

Brinkley testified that Cook adopted Jack when the boy was 4. Asked if his biological father, developer Richard Taubman, was ever involved in Jack’s rearing, Brinkley testified, “No, never.”

Asked later if Peter ever paid for Jack’s schooling, Brinkley testified, “I paid for all the children’s expenses.” She told the court “he never offered to pay for tuition or anything.”

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Christie Brinkley is seeking comfort from her ex Billy Joel after a stressful week in her ongoing divorce trial with estranged husband Peter Cook.

The star’s high-drama divorce proceedings kicked off in New York on July 2nd, and the battle has proved to be emotionally draining for the 54-year-old – especially when she was forced to recall the moment she learned about Cook’s affair with an 18-year-old in 2006.

But, over the Independence Day holiday on Friday, Brinkley “seemed good” as she celebrated with second husband Joel and their daughter Alexa at the singer’s home in Sag Harbor, New York, according to People.com.

A pal tells the publication: “She was hugging the kids there, they were all laughing and eating. They seemed really relaxed.”

Meanwhile, Cook spent the day on his boat with girlfriend Suzanne Shaw and 13-year-old adopted son Jack, Brinkley’s child with former husband Richard Taubman.

An onlooker says, “He seemed fine, relaxed.”

Brinkley and Joel divorced in August 1994, after almost 10 years of marriage.

The divorce hearing is due to continue on Monday.

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Christie Brinkley has forgiven the teenager who broke up her marriage, insisting she feels bad for her.

After two days of high drama in her divorce trial, Brinkley held court with reporters in Long Island on Thursday afternoon telling them she’s keen to make peace with Diana Bianchi and her family.

Brinkley learned about her husband Peter Cook’s affair with his then-18-year-old assistant when her stepfather stunned the model with the news at a public event in 2006.

But the model insists she has no ill-will for her one-time love rival.

She told reporters, “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. I feel bad for her and I forgive her completely. She was manipulated.”

Reports suggest Bianchi approached Brinkley’s 20-year-old daughter Alexa Joel after both had testified on Wednesday, and apologized.

A source says, “Diana said, ‘I am sorry for the pain I have caused you and your family.’”

Brinkley revealed she’s glad of a weekend break before the trial commences again on Monday, stating, “Today was really difficult, reliving all the horrors.”

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Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook’s divorce trial kicked off on Wednesday with immediate fireworks, including a tearful breakdown by Cook on the witness stand.

In opening statements, the model’s lawyer portrayed her estranged husband, 49, as a chronic philanderer and an abuser of Internet pornography whose habit cost the couple $3,000 a month. Meanwhile, his lawyer described Brinkley, 54, as a woman so consumed with anger that she is turning their children against him.

Brinkley’s lawyer called Cook as the first witness in the case. Under questioning in a Long Island courtroom, Cook testified about the affair he had with his then-teenage assistant, Diana Bianchi, who has been subpoenaed to testify in the case. The affair lasted “less than a year,” he said.

Cook, who has admitted paying Bianchi to keep quiet about the relationship, said in court that he began leaving money for Bianchi shortly after their affair started in 2005. In one instance, the architect left cash under a rock outside his office and another time behind a small painting called “Zeus” inside his office.

Cook also admitted sending an email to Bianchi that was submitted as evidence. “I don’t know – you’ve put me under your spell,” read the email in part. “You’ve never asked me but I left you money … I want to see you again.”

In another email Cook admitted to sending in June 2006, he asked Bianchi to lie to cover up the affair. He was emotional on the stand, at one point breaking down in tears during cross-examination by his attorney.

Later in the day, Bianchi testified that Cook had given her $15,000 for a down payment on a new Nissan Maxima and said they had sex “less than 10 times.” Looking petite in a white ruffled shirt, fitted gray skirt and heels, Bianchi remained composed on the stand but got teary as she left the courtroom.

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With the Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook divorce case set to go to trial on Wednesday, a lawyer for a woman who Cook had a “very friendly relationship” with last year has criticized the supermodel for taking her to court to testify against Cook.

Carri Lyn Ciamarra is currently scheduled to take the stand July 10, but her attorney, Anthony Mangone, says he’s attempting to stop her from testifying, because she and Cook did not become close until after he and Brinkley were already legally separated.

“This is nothing more than a jilted woman trying to ruin someone else’s family,” Mangone told PEOPLE. “We feel her testimony is unnecessary and irrelevant to the current proceedings.”

Ciamarra, a 31-year-old fitness model from Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., saw Cook for seven months last year, says Mangone, who confirms his client is currently married and mother to a young son.

For her part, Ciamarra issued the following statement through her attorney: “I first came to know Peter Cook in February 2007 after meeting him in New York City. The nature of that relationship is a private matter.”

Asked whether Cook and Ciamarra were indeed dating last year, Mangone replied, “She maintained a very friendly relationship with Peter Cook from February 2007 to August 2007 … She’s a private citizen, and it’s not fair to explain what type of relationship it was.”

Although Mangone criticized Brinkley, the attorney did not paint her estranged architect husband as an innocent victim.

“He’s got some credibility issues, and I’m not trying to gauge what kind of relationship they had or who decided to end it,” said Mangone. “The press has done a good job in exposing who he is.”

He added that his client has no desire to be used as a pawn in court. “They might expect her to sit and cower in the courtroom. She’s not going to sit down and die for these people, and it’s a shame she’s being dragged into this mess.”

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