Update: David Arquette and Courteney Cox Split
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Courteney Cox and David Arquette have separated after 11 years of marriage, a source confirms to UsMagazine.com.
The couple, who met on the set of 1996's Scream and married in 1999, pledge to remain friends while parenting their 6-year-old daughter, Coco.
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"We have agreed to a trial separation that dates back for some time. The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner and for our marriage," the couple tells Us in a statement. "We remain best friends and responsible parents to our daughter and we still love each other deeply.
"As we go though this process we are determined to use kindness and understanding to get through this together. We are comfortable with the boundaries that we have established for each other during this separation and we hope that our friends, family, fans and the media also show us respect, dignity, understanding and love at this time as well," the couple says.
A source confirms to Us that the pair have fought hard to make things work.
"There's no ill will there," the insider says. "They just grew apart."
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35It's so sad how it ends when both work and the wife is so successful. What is most worth today? What has always been valuable for us. We are just blind. There is no way we can be successful in our carreers and stay faithful to our carreers, while our spouses need our time and our affection. That is how we end up falling apart. Life is so short and the bible says that we can't serve 2 masters with out having a bad result with one of them. I feel sad for all those women who are beautiful, successful, millionaires, famous, blessed with health and beautiful children, who end up growing old alone and searching for a new love for the rest of their lives.
I'm not! I saw this coming!!!!
i'm Shocked!! i agree, i'm sad for them b/c they always looked happy together, such a power couple.
Noooo!!! This is bullsh*t and very sad for me! And more sad for them I can imagine...But they were one of my favorite couples and I was looking forward to seeing them on the new Scream movie. So is there even going to be a screan movie now and if so are they still going to be in it together? :'( ***
This is bullsh*t and sad for me! And more sad for them I can imagoine...But they were one of my favorite couples and I was looking forward to seeing them on the new Scream movie. So is there evern going to be a screen movie now and if so are they still going to be in it together? :'(
Nooooooooooooooooooo! I love them together...
That business about being 'comfortable with the boundaries we set for each other during our separation,' translates to, the pics of David screwing around with some girl are coming soon - and he should NOT be viewed as a cheater, and more importantly, Cox, should NOT be viewed as a scorned dumpee. If only her best pal Jen Aniston had done this. It was well known that she and Pitt had had a trial separation and were experiencing major troubles and problems, way before he met Jolie. However Aniston and her PR, used the public misperception that they were always a golden happy couple to seek sympathy and revenge on Brad once he got a new relationship that was in the public eye. She was angry - so she went back on all that 'it was a mutual decision and we exit the relationship with the same love we brought to it,' business. Bahaha. She cloaked herself in the role of scorned woman, when in reality, much like her friend Cox, her marriage was in a trial separation, not working out and during that time, Pitt developed feelings for Jolie, who by the way, had no clue of what he was feeling. By the time the separation became 'official,' and they were filing for divorce, Aniston and her PR wanted to make it seem like she was surprised and hurt that Brad had a new gf, when she actually wasn't. She used the coming years to infer that she was a victim. Much like Cox, her marriage was rocky, they trial separated, they officially split, her husband got a new gf, and she proceeded to milk it for all it was worth. Nice to see her friend Cox has more integrity.
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They haven't split up! Why does everyone sound like their marriage is over? If it were, they wouldn't be in a 'trial separation'. That basically says that they're working on things and don't want to make a rash decision.
awh. how sad. :(
I am really sad about this, wow!
It is good they don't sound bitter. I liked this couple, and I believe they tried. Good luck to them.
i have suprised ...why get married ...when you beleive there is a chance of not working it out...do not understand you crazy people...there shoudl be a rule...marriage for 30 years or a fine...not allowed to be in movies or tv
OMG...Really another so called Great Hollywood relationship down the drain@!! Im so Surprised and Yet very sad...Bull_____
This is really sad...I thought they were an odd couple but also thought they'd be together forever.
they have been in marriage counseling since they got married. not surprising at all
aww hopefully they can work it out...I thought they were so cute together!
They have been talking about separating for months. She has even been seen in a club with another guy.And he was seen dancing with another woman too. What is so suprising???
Not surprised I heard that she was cheating with one of her castmasts so I guess those rumors were true!!
I thought they once said "we are in it forever" didn't they have something like that inscribed on their wedding bands? Sad though. Every one changes during marriage, it's accepting the changes by the other partner that is important.