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Post gossip dowager Cindy Adams has gone above and beyond the call of duty today, acting as a beleagured-but-proud emissary on behalf of aged model Christie Brinkley's estranged, philandering husband, Peter Cook. She is but a messenger, and it is her duty — both as a journalist and wizened carrier pigeon — to get Cook's message to Brinkley via the intimate front page of the Post: "I love my wife. I have loved her since the day I met her. Please . . . I love her...For a lifetime I've tried to prove how much I love her. This is an aberration...I'm sorry. I'm contrite. I'm stupid. Foolish. No excuse."

Cindy didn't actually talk to Cook, mind you — but she knows she got the message right:

I meticulously wrote down Norman's words, which are Peter's. I then read my notes back to the lawyer who approved them.

Now, with exacting care, I have delivered them.

That's right, people. She took notes and accurately reported them. Somebody get this woman a Liberty Medal.

I Love My Wife & I've Always Loved Her [NYP]
Earlier: Gawker's Coverage of the Twatty Cook Affair