Divorce, separation; potato, potahto. Courteney Cox is claiming that her much-publicized split with David Arquette does not actually signify a divorce for the couple. Even with their rough patch seemingly getting rougher by the minute – what with Arquette’s post-coital weeping, TMI Howard Stern appearance and the acknowledgment that Cox mothers him – it’s amazing that there’s still hope for them. But Cox says she’s optimistic about their relationship.
Their split, she says, is just a trial. “I don’t know what will happen, but this is not like we’re getting divorced,” Cox explained. “This is a separation and I think that takes a lot of courage . . . Whatever is supposed to happen will be the best thing for us.” And what of David’s public airing of laundry on the radio? Cox was unfazed, saying “[David] is a kook. It’s not shocking and Howard Stern, he loves him and I’m a fan of Howard Stern . . . David is an entertainer and I’m sure the people who listen to the radio are entertained by his stories.”
We assume the Tale of Jasmine Waltz, the woman David was allegedly screwing around with, is not the kind of story the couple reads Coco at bedtime.
We were sad to learn of Cox and Arquette’s separation, since it’s not often that couples really bounce back from that, so we applaud her attitude and wish them the best. If Gale Weathers and Officer Dewey can survive the Ghostface killer (killah?), hopefully they can make it through this too.
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