Christie Brinkley’s estranged husband Peter Cook agreed to pay his former teenage lover $300,000 to persuade her to keep the details of their affair private, according to reports.

The supermodel and Cook are in the midst of a bitter divorce battle after the pair split amid rumors he had an affair with his 18-year-old assistant Diane Bianchi.

And Cook reportedly gave Bianchi a lump sum in a bid to keep her quiet about their torrid affair, as well as preventing her from filing a sexual harassment suit against him, reports People.com.

It is known the pair settled out of court last year, but the sum has been previously reported as undisclosed.

A source tells People.com, “Peter settled because he wanted to his children left out of it. That’s the difference between them – he wants the children left out of it and (Brinkley) wants the kids in it.”

However, details of the affair and forthcoming divorce proceedings will not be kept private – after the former supermodel won a the right to keep the proceedings open to the public in a motion filed last week.

Brinkley’s lawyers will reportedly call Bianchi to the witness stand in the divorce case.

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Cover Girl Christie Brinkley leaving a medical building in Beverly Hills in good spirits in L.A., March 24th.

And check out that cute purse!

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Shocking details have emerged about the cause of Christie Brinkley’s split from fourth husband Peter Cook. It seems the Cover Girl found out her 47-year-old husband had been having an affair with 19-year-old Diana Bianchi. Cook had been plying the girl with gifts of cash and a car, as well as the promise of helping her with her singing career, and talked openly of wanting to leave his marriage to Brinkley. Cook would e-mail Bianchi with details of where she could find piles of cash stashed randomly around Long Island, NY – which were sometimes reportedly hidden under rocks. “She was a victim of this guy who preyed on her naivete, her immaturity, the fact that she’s 19,” says the teen’s lawyer. “There’s just so many things wrong with what this guy did.” Cook reportedly met Bianchi at the toy store where she worked, while he was shopping for Brinkley’s children. When she was laid off, Cook offered Bianchi a position at his architectural firm, where their relationship progressed. Brinkley found out about her husband’s disturbing behavior from Bianchi’s stepfather, and then had Cook’s email account investigated to uncover emails between he and the teen. Brinkley also reportedly met with the police after discovering what had been going on.