Of all the celebrities currently in the process of divorcing, Courteney Cox and David Arquette were the couple I was hoping would reconcile. They both speak so fondly of each other in interviews, they did joint Howard Stern interviews where they opened up about the problems in their marriage, and David got sober and seemed to be working hard to find himself. It really seemed like they were meant for each other and that they would eventually get back together. David has a girlfriend, though, ET’s Christina McLarty, and they’ve been together almost two years now so it’s probably getting serious. Well he’s free to propose now if that’s what he wanted. Damnit.
Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s marriage is officially over. Just shy of their 14th wedding anniversary, the couple’s divorce was finalized in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, May 28, TMZ reports.
Cox, 48, and Arquette, 41, announced their separation in October 2010 after 11 years of marriage. In June 2012, they filed divorce papers citing “irreconcilable differences” on the same day, which would have been their 13th wedding anniversary.
The former spouses are parents to daughter Coco, almost 9, and have maintained a friendly relationship since their split.
During an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January, the Cougar Town actress said of Arquette, “He’s my best friend in the world. I love [him].”
“I don’t recommend divorce in general,” she added, “but he is my best friend and we’ve both grown and changed, and I think we both appreciate each other more.”
Like I said this makes me sad, but I guess if people are going to get divorced this is the way to do it. We’ve never seen a celebrity divorce this open and this amicable, and I admire how Courteney and David did it. They’re doing the best thing for their daughter. It’s so rare to see a divorcing couple honor what they had together rather than focus on what they’ve lost, especially when the pain is fresh.
David with his new girlfriend, Christina McLarty, in February.
Courteney Cox and David Arquette are shown in 2009 and 2010. Christina McLarty and David are shown in February, 2013 and January, 2012. Credit: WENN.com
So it is possible for celebs to go through a amicable divorce. Take note people
It’s unlikely they would reconcile when he has a 2 year relationship! They been separated for so long, that I don’t find it surprising.
When they first split, Courtney was quite open with how she lost attraction to him. I got the sense IF she wanted to reconcile, David would have come running because he was still in love with her for a long time. Courtney wanted to see other people and seemed happier apart. It seems like that is still the case, as she loves him but is not “in love” with him anymore.
It’s admirable that they stayed closed and are putting their daughter first. There are so many messy divorces where the parents are selfishly trying to hurt one another, without any regard to how it effects their kids. Kudos to them!
It is sad, but better to be friends and good co-parents than force a marriage that isn’t working. They really seem to be putting their daughter first, which is great, and unfortunately rare.
She is not one of my favorite people… just something about her. I think she was terribly mean when the split happened. I hope David marries again & has kids. Courtney i could care less about.
Extremely sad but seemingly inevitable due to his personal struggles. As I recall, he has admitted that he was still struggling on multiple fronts during their marriage. Correct? I’m so glad they kept a positive relationship for their daughter.
I like both of them, think they handled it like well but I really thought they had divorced a long time ago.
I knew that marriage was over as soon as she hyphenated her name to prove to the world that it would last forever.
Wasn’t he horrible towards her in interviews after the split?
As I recall it hasn’t been a bump-free ride to get where they are now.
@A, who wrote: “Wasn’t he horrible towards her in interviews after the split?”
I really hope people don’t try to pin responsibility for the Arquette-Cox break up solely on David’s shoulders.
Courtney is the one who wanted out, and was shagging one of her “Cougar Town” cast mates mere hours after their separation was announced.
David was the one who appeared hurt and confused when they split. He started drinking and acting erratically. If that had been his normal behavior during their marriage, we would have known about it way before their separation.
As I recall, David waited and seemed to desperately want a reconciliation, but Courtney was adamant that the relationship was over. And David’s erratic behavior (the drinking, weirdness) got worse. I’m glad he’s found someone. I hope they get married.
He was shagging a chick Before they Announced separation a tabloid outed him.Then they announced they had split months before
They love each other very much and were able to maintain that after the split. It has been years and no sign of a boyfriend. I still maintain it’s one of her co-stars. I don’t believe she us alone.
i think Courtney f*cked this up big time.
she wanted him to grow up…he proved himself and she still let him go.
major fail. 🙁
Perhaps Courtney was exhausted from being his Mummy and financially supporting David. CC works her ass off..how often does David work?
I liked how they seemed to really try to make it work. They didn’t throw in the towel immediately. It seems like they want to minimize the impact on their daughter as much as possible.
@Lemony, who wrote: “I liked how they seemed to really try to make it work. They didn’t throw in the towel immediately.”
Well, David tried to make it work, but it didn’t matter in the end. I think Courtney really just wanted out of the marriage and used David’s ‘immaturity’ as an excuse. I mean, come on … she was fine with his character for 11 + years and then all of a sudden it’s just too much for her to bear? Yeah.
ditto. 🙁
Random but I always feel like my mother looked like her when she was younger.
Both sad and inevitable.
His new girlfriend kind of looks like Courtney.
Cut them some slack. Both seemed to try as hard as they respectively could. Both likely made their share of mistakes as well. They generally seem like two of Hollywood’s less offensive celebrities, and they handled their divorce with relative grace, though they did choose to go public with more detail than perhaps they should or could have shared.