LATEST: CHRISTIE BRINKLEY's disgraced husband PETER COOK has issued a public apology to his wife after cheating on her with a teenager.
In a statement issued by his attorney, NORMAN SHERESKY, earlier today (25JUL06), Cook breaks his silence about the scandal, which has ended his marriage to the supermodel, for the first time.
According to New York Post gossip columnist CINDY ADAMS, who was among the first journalists to receive the statement, Cook writes, "I'm sorry. I'm contrite. I'm stupid. Foolish. No excuse."
He adds, "I love my wife. I have loved her since the day I met her... For a lifetime, I've tried to prove how much I love her."
Meanwhile, Sheresky states, "He got involved, in over his head somehow, and he wants to make it up to her for the rest of his life.
"He didn't invent adultery. He didn't invent the kind of person who would engage in it with him either.
"He hopes there's no divorce. If she wants one... it will not be nasty. She can have whatever she wants."
Cook was disgraced when news of his affair with 19-year-old DIANA BIANCHI went public at the beginning of the month (JUL06). Bianchi, a budding singer, has since come forward to confirm the romance.
