Immediately after Courteney Cox and David Arquette announced their split, David went on the Howard Stern show and got extremely candid. We focused on the aspect of their trial separation, and how Courteney was likely screwing around with Brian Van Holt, while David found comfort with a one night stand (allegedly). At one point, David did claim that he was “begging” Courteney to come back to him, and that he had high hopes for a reconciliation. I believed it at the time – I believed that in David’s mind, he did want to get back with his wife, and I believed that Courteney had no interest in any kind of reconciliation. Well, I’m going to have to eat sh-t a little bit. Because while David might have been angling for reconciliation then, I don’t think he is now. I think he’s a man about town, and I think he’s going out and trying to nail every young(er) girl he find:
David Arquette says he’s begging Courteney Cox to come back, but meanwhile, he’s partying with young actresses. He dropped by the joint birthday party for Shenae Grimes and Jessica Stroup of “90210” on Saturday at Beacher’s Madhouse in LA, a new venue at the Roosevelt Hotel that he co-owns with David Beacher. Arquette led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” while the girls were presented with a giant cake. Guests included Brittany Snow, Paris and Nicky Hilton, Brandon Davis and “90210” co-stars AnnaLynne McCord, Ryan Eggold and Trevor Donovan.
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Why, David? Why are you hanging out at parties for the 90210 girls? Why did you throw a birthday party for Hayden Panettiere? Why are you only hanging around girls in their early twenties? Why are you hanging out at the Chateau Marmont? You’re 39 years old, for the love of God. Go home and get some sleep.
Is this The New David? The New David who looks pretty sexy and has good hair and wears nice clothes and yes, spends his time hanging out with younger women? Or is David just spiraling?
Photos courtesy of Fame.
He looks so much better when he’s not dressed like Marty McFly.
Yuck. I guess I can see him hanging out with young chicks because he’s still nursing a bruised ego from the split. I mean, it’s not like he’s going to jump into anything serious right now. I would think that if he were to get involved with a woman his age that she would be angling for something long-term and he’s probably not ready for that. Eh. I’ll give him a pass for now. This might just be part of the “grieving process”…
something bad happened to the arquette kids when they were younger, plain and simple. they have all dealt with it differently but have been equally affected in some way. david is like micheal jackson in a way, trying to run from adulthood and cling desperately to youth. This usually indicates childhood trauma or abuses or premature responsibility at the least.
ma and pa arquette must’ve been somethin real special…
You mean to tell me that a man gets dumped by his older “mothery” wife and then starts dressing sharp and hanging out with twentysomethings trying to regain a bit of his youth? That’s crazy, no man ever does that. *eye roll* I like David Arquette, I think he’s adorable. He’s obviously trying to get back something he lost when he married Courtney. Maybe like a mid-life crisis thing?
I think that after so long of having a partner that does not accept you for who you are it is perfectly normal to go out and look for people who do. Even if it is just as simple as going out to party with people who don’t judge.
That being said he can’t do this for long with out getting out of control!
I told you. He is a giant man child. I don’t know how Court dealt with him as long as she did.
Although he looks better than he has in a long time. Mid-life crisis abound.
@aenflex – The Arquette’s were raised on a hippie commune in Winchester, VA
Maybe he wants to be with someone who’s face actually moves – Courtney Cox wears the same expression in every photo.
@Dorothy I agree 100%. If you are with someone who is always making you change and dictating what you can and cannot do (which it very much sounds like Courtney did)-then when you are ‘set free’ the pendulum is going to swing the other way. He is a genuine guy and since he has done alot of therapy, this is natural. I hope very much that he is going to find a partner who accepts him.
I can only think about Chris Rock’s stand-up routine about not wanting to be the old guy at the “club.”
It says he co-owns the restaurant, so maybe he just drops by when they have high profile events like a celebs birthday. After all, this is press for the club right here.
I think he probably will get some strange while trying to get over his past relationship. Hopefully he finds a quirky girl just like him, because he seems weird in a really sweet way.
Nah, I don’t think this is the “new David”… rather, it’s the “normal / wannabe David” he was trying to keep in check for Courteney.
If I had to constantly badger my adult spouse to not act like a teenager, I’d be over it, too. I bet Courteney is tired of being a mother 24/7, and is ready to find someone whom she can be a wife / girlfriend to.
Persistent Cat!!
Yep, my thoughts exactly.
@Mln…can anyone say John gosselin? He did the EXACT same thing. He was freed from his shrew of a wife and started to party-I hope our dear David doesn’t get as out of control!
Anytime a man is hurt deeply like this, you see them go out and nail anything and everything. Sad to see.
Seems like pretty typical behavior to me. *sigh* I can imagine my husband doing the same thing if we were to split up. 39 years old and they start worrying about getting old and all the young girls not wanting them anymore. What’s sad is I remember being 21, 22 and seeing those 39,40 year old guys. I thought it was pathetic then and it’s still pathetic now. And they never seem to realize how foolish they look.
Like a previous poster mentioned, he’s always acted like a child, and now he doesn’t have mommy to keep him in check. Look out young Hollywood!
His hair is awesome! Much better look David!
Still, he’s sad and desperate. Poor guy. I feel for him.
Meh, maybe we’re reading too much into it. For all we know, he shares a manager with one of these girls and agreed to make an appearance as a favor.
Or, maybe he wants to make Courteney jealous. I don’t blame him! It’s not like he’s getting DUIs or trashing hotel rooms. Going to a party is not a crime.
@Obvious you are so right. Which is why I have a little bit of a soft spot for him, I think he got the short end of the stick in the public after the divorce just like Dave is now. Why is it easier for people to sympathize with the bad boys then with the husbands that “obey” their wives for years and have a hard time getting their footing when they are out on their own?
Oh i sympathize with the bad boys alright. they are kinda hot, but my heart breaks for the whipped men who don’t know what to do with themselves once they are off their 3 inch chains.
more power to them, i just ope he doesn’t go overboard.
I think he misses home, his previous life, the family they were.
It’s understandable that he is cutting loose but I hope he doesn’t continue to spiral. But I may have to eat my words too.
Before everyone starts blaming CC now for not letting him be himself. She DOES want for him to be himself, that is the actual reason why they seperated for now. Did anyone actual listen to David’s Howard Stern interview? Because he said SHE doesn’t wanna nag him constantly, because she wants him to stay true to himself, but that doesn’t mean she has has to continue living with him, if the differences between them have gotten too big. She has grown up since they met on Scream, he is still the same person, i like David, but he is still as impulsive and sometimes immature as he was back then with certain things. The reason people forget about the good intentions of their split is because you’re all buying way too much into all the media crap. Patrica Arquette and her husband are divorced, seperated once before even, and they only got married like 4 years ago. Is the media all over their split, and making it into something nasty? No, because they aren’t as popular and don’t sell good enough, that’s what the media is all about. Do you actually believe Jennifer, Brad & Angelina aren’t over their sh*t yet by now? Ofcourse they are, the media just wants to suck out as much money as they possibly can, even 5 years after Brad & Jen split for god sake. This is how the media works, is this really so difficult for some people to realize themselves?
Also, last month Courteney told on Jimmy Kimmel about David’s new project, The Madhouse, a club he runs now with a friend, and she was very enthusiastic about it, even said it was perfect for David and his creativity. And this was even months after they had already split.. Now today i saw this video of David getting a lapdance by a little person. And then, people say she doesn’t let him be himself? I think she is actually very easy with a lot of things.
And for your information, the reason David got of his drug and alcohol problem and his parties and other self destructive things, was because he met Courteney and she supported him through his darkest times, when even his own family turned against him. He has always said he will forever be thankful for that, because he said he wasn’t sure what might have happened to him if she hadn’t helped him, he was doing heroine and everything. It was difficult for her too, but she only cared about him, and didn’t think about herself for one minute. So how can you say all this stuff without even realizing this, is beyond me. They are both good people, things just don’t work out rightnow. It happens, instead of judging others, look at your own relationship and/or marriage, is it perfect, do you agree on everything, even after being together for already 15 years? I’m 100% sure you aren’t. They haven’t even really split, its just a temporarily seperation, i think it’s good to take some distance from eachother then.
@Missy – I’m a Courtney fan too. You don’t have to choose.
Also, FYI. Not too many people are willing to read that long a comment.
@missy I didn’t read all of your comment (way too long) but I just wanted to say I did listen to the whole of the Howard Stern interview. My interpretation is that Courtney decided to stop bossing him around, and stop mothering him and since she didn’t like who Dave was when he wasn’t “obeying” her they are now separated. That doesn’t make her evil but it does make her controlling.
@mln, can we go on a lunch date?…there are so many things I want to talk to you about. You seem to be my theory and opinion twin at least on today’s posts.
@missy, I don’t think any of us were intentionally bashing Courtney, and while I lumped her in with Kate G. I think Kate is a fame hungry controlling monster, Court is just a type-a perfectionist. nothing wrong with that at all, but for their husbands the end result is the same.
Ugh. Unless you have been married to a grown man who acts like a child, don’t judge CC.
@obvious sure why not
uh, after reading the “3AM” account—& seeing the photos—am pretending I never, ever thought… let alone *said*, any sort of oh-gosh-he’s-starting-to-look-attractive stuff. The footage at http://www.3am.co.uk/david-arquette-gets-graphic-lap-dance-from-a-little-person—explicit-video/24766/ is seriously icky. And would result in bouncer-intervention even at strip clubs… for non-celebs, at least.
“The Arquette’s were raised on a hippie commune in Winchester, VA”
Oh well hell, that explains a lot.
I don’t think a bit control is bad for David honestly. If you see how he has handled it all so far since their split, it shows CC is right about him not always knowing what to do in certain situations. If he hadn’t gone out with that waitress, the media wouldn’t even know of his split with CC. If he hadn’t called to Howard Stern because he wanted the rumors of him cheating on CC with that waitress to stop, Howard wouldn’t have made all these allegations towards CC about sleeping with Brian Van Holt. Her own husband said she did not, but because Howard kept saying that, now the media is all over that. If David is such good friends with Howard he should have known how Howard responds, and how harsh he can be. He should have known sharing too many intimate details would blow up in his face… It doesn’t show very good judgement, and these are one of the things CC always tried to stop him from doing or saying when they were still together. Nothing wrong with that. CC has been accused of all kinds of affairs by now, is she gonna call to a shockjock to share everything in a way too emotional state of mind? No, because she can predict what would happen. David’s intentions were good, but he could have known – being in this business for so long now- the media wouldn’t leave them alone just because David told the whole truth on Stern. They are gonna make up crap anyway, and i think this even made it worse. I haven’t seen CC out since june (on public events that is), and she is at home trying to work things out for herself, by talking with friends and family. This solves more than go out, party and trying to forget everything. I admire her for being so classy and for keeping things private even though all this is coming over her too.
Missy…u r way too much into these hollywood relationships!! I listen to Howard Stern almost everyday enroute to work. David made a fool of himself on the show. After lisenting to his tell all stories Courtney will never take him back…He sure didn’t waste any time screwing around. He isn’t all that broken up about it…he laughed and acted a fool on the show…Courtney can do better..