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.”

[From US Magazine]

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

This story reminds me that I haven’t been keeping up with “Go On,” Matthew Perry’s new sitcom on NBC. I saw the first handful of episodes, and it’s a nice “feel good” comedy that isn’t a standout. Perry is very good it in and it’s great to see him on the small screen again. Overall I think I stopped watching because I just forgot that I had subscribed to it on Hulu Plus. I have so many different devices and options for watching shows that if I don’t DVR them I end up forgetting about them.

Here’s a little reminder to those of us who enjoy this show and those who are looking for a new sitcom, Courteney Cox is going to guest star! Chandler and Monica together again, yay! The former on-screen couple will go on a date together that is sure to be awkward. Perry plays a widower and he gets set up with Courteney’s character. I doubt it will end up lasting for their characters, Courteney is pretty busy with her own sitcom, but I’m actually looking forward to this. Here’s more:

NBC’s freshman comedy Go On is staging its first onscreen Friends reunion, with Courteney Cox checking in for an episode of the Matthew Perry comedy, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

Cox will join Perry, her former onscreen husband Chandler Bing on Friends, for an episode set to air in April. Cox play a character who meets Anne (Julie White), who then tries to set her up with Perry’s Ryan. It marks the duo’s first small-screen reunion since the Emmy-winning NBC comedy ended its 10-season run in 2004.

For Cox, who stars on TBS’ Cougar Town, the Go On guest stint also marks a reunion with former Friends executive producer Scott Silveri, with whom she worked on the series from 1996 through its final season.

This marks the latest Friends reunion for Cox, who has also guest starred on Lisa Kudrow’s Showtime adaptation Web Therapy (David Schwimmer has appeared as well). Kudrow, meanwhile, also appeared on an episode of Cougar Town during the comedy’s run on ABC, as did Jennifer Aniston, the latter of whom also guest starred on Cox’s FX comedy, Dirt. (Schwimmer, meanwhile, directed two episodes of Friends spinoff Joey, starring Matt LeBlanc.)

[From The Hollywood Reporter]

I’m a 90s girl at heart, and I kind of love how all the Friends alums have stuck up for each other over the years. (Gah I almost wrote “been there for each other” and that song started playing in my head on a loop. It’s still there!) Call me a sap, but I’ll watch Courteney and Matthew together again, and I may even carve out the time to catch up with the rest of the “Go On” episodes I missed. It’s not as side-splitting entertaining a comedy as say, “New Girl,” almost nothing is (except “Community,” more on that in a moment) but it’s funny enough and watchable. It’s way better than “Cougar Town” that’s for sure.

Also, “Community” is finally coming back this Thursday, tomorrow, on NBC at 8pm. They didn’t pay me to plug that or anything, NBC is too back-asswards to pay any bloggers for promotion for that wonderful show they keep shoving to the side. At least there’s another season left for us to enjoy before we’re stuck with re-runs.

As for whether there’s going to be a Friends movie/reunion/anything, I checked Matthew Perry’s twitter and he tweeted this image below, which got me super excited. Then I read his caption “There is zero truth to this rumor. but Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!” Damnit.

Photos below are of Courteney Cox on 1-30-13, credit: Pacific Coast News and Matthew Perry on 7-24-12, credit: WENN.com. Love his faces!

In an appearance on Ellen’s show last week, Courteney Cox called her estranged husband, David Arquette, her “best friend in the world” and added that she appreciates him “now more than I ever did.” It was a rare example of a Hollywood divorce staying friendly, and it had me hoping that David and Courteney could reconcile at some point. David filed for divorce from Courteney in June of last year, but their divorce is not final yet. He’s moved on and has a newish girlfriend, ET’s Christina McLarty. (David and Christina have had an on-off relationship, but they’ve been together for about a year and a half.)

David was recently honored for his charity work with children (which he does largely behind the scenes) at an event for the Art of Elysium. He was asked about Courteney Cox’s positive comments about him, and he had just as many nice things to say about her. He was careful to add that he loves his current girlfriend too.

David Arquette and Courteney Cox may be in the middle of a divorce, but you’d never know it by the way they speak about each other.

Following Cox’s confession on The Ellen DeGeneres show last week – “He’s my best friend in the world,” she said, “I love him” – Arquette, 41, says the feeling is mutual.

“She’s incredible,” he told PEOPLE Saturday at the Art of Elysium Sixth Annual Heaven Gala in L.A., where he was honored and was accompanied by girlfriend Christina McLarty. “I love her, too, and she’s an amazing person, a beautiful person.”

What’s their secret to keeping things amicable?

“We have a great relationship because we treat each other with respect,” he says. “We’re honest with each other. We’re respectful, and that’s what it comes down to.”

Cox, 48, and Arquette, who have an 8-year-old daughter, Coco, both filed for divorce last June, citing irreconcilable differences. They announced their separation after 11 years of marriage in 2010.

[From People]

I got the impression that Courteney was pushing for a separation and divorce because she was going through some personal issues and she was getting close with other guys on the set of Cougar Town. (She was rumored to have had an affair with her co-star, Brian Van Holt, although she denied having affairs and David backed her up). It’s like she wanted a break to see what was out there and ended up appreciating David more, but he’d already moved on. It’s probably unrealistic to say that a couple should stay together just because they still get along. Sometimes mutual respect and admiration is not enough. Still, I’m really rooting for them and would be thrilled if they made it work.

Also, props to David for staying sober for so long. He does need to wash his hair here, though.

David and his new girlfriend, Christina McLarty. They have the exact same expression here! (on 9-21-12)

David and Christina are shown on 9-21-12 and 1-28-12. Credit: FameFlynet. Other photos are from the 2013 Art of Elysium benefit on 1-12-13. Credit: Emiley Schweich / PR Photos. Courteney Cox is shown on the set of Cougar Town on 12-6-12. Credit: FameFlynet

Courteney Cox has admitted in the past to “trying” Botox, but if you’ve seen her recently, it’s obvious that she’s gone a lot further than that. You can’t tell so much from the most recent still photos of Courteney we have, but in a new interview on Ellen I was so surprised to see only her lower lip move. (That video is here.) She’s done a lot to her face, and it’s obvious. Well, the good news is that she’s not denying it. In a cover interview with New You Magazine, Courtney cops to laser treatment on her face and skin, and says she’s “game for anything,” and “very open to trying to prolong the inevitable.” She also admits she’s afraid of aging. Well, at least she’s being somewhat honest. I feel sorry for her more than anything else.

On laser treatments
“You know what, I’m game for anything. I’m very open to trying to prolong the inevitable,” the single star admits. “I’m a big laser believer — I really think they are the wave of the future. I just did Ulthera, which is supposed to produce collagen, and I’m about to do Fraxel, which will get rid of all these brown spots off my arms, chest and face.”

On drinking a ton of water
“I’m on this kick where I’m gonna try to drink 64 ounces a day. It’s so hard,” the actress says. “I can get the first 32 down, no problem. That second bottle is tough but when I do, I feel different.”

On turning 50
“That’s gonna be brutal,” she tells the magazine. “I’m not that interested in that! That sounds different. It feels different. I think it’s hard, the fact that there’s a certain age that we can’t have kids anymore. My doctor told me today that he just delivered a baby and the woman was 48. It’s like, that’s awesome, but it’s rare. It’s a miracle, you know?”

“My biggest fear is that it catches up to you so quickly, it’s almost like you wake up and you’ve changed. You can be rocking along in your life and then it just happens.”

On beauty
“Beauty has always been a big part of my childhood and my life. My mother is a very beautiful woman — she wasn’t a career woman, she’s a mother of four — and looks were really important to her. She’s always been into vitamins and creams and she’s never had any plastic surgery. She’s just aged beautifully and naturally,” Cox tells New You. “My dad was into looks as well, so I grew up with a family that cared a lot about that. It’s a little hard because you think Hollywood is tough — well, it was pretty tough in my own family!”

Though she takes pride in her appearance, the Alabama native insists she feels most beautiful when she’s au naturale. “I feel the best after I’ve worked out, when I have no make-up on and my skin is flushed.”

[From New You via US Magazine]

I don’t think Courteney has only done laser skin resurfacing. I think she’s had fillers in her lips and in her cheeks and that’s why she’s looking so plastic lately, but you know, she’s telling us where it’s coming from. She’s saying that she’s afraid of getting older and seeing that face in the mirror, and that’s why she’s creating a new face for herself. Personally, I would be more afraid of looking like a Real Housewife and like a different person than I would be to see some wrinkles. The wrinkles do suck, though, I’ll admit it. I’m just so scared to do something about it and wonder who is looking back at me in the mirror. I’d rather see “old” me than “different forever,” no takebacks.

Photos are from 12-20-12 and 12-21-12. Credit: FameFlynet

Courteney Cox appeared in an interview to air on the Ellen Degeneres show today. (Video is here.) A lot of outlets are focusing on how Courtney called her ex, David Arquette, her “best friend in the world” and said that she appreciates him “now more than I ever did.” It was a nice reminder that not all Hollywood divorces are acrimonious. I just found myself sad for Courteney and David that they weren’t able to make it work.

The thing that struck me about the interview was how plastic Courteney looked. It’s true, there’s no way to skate around it. I don’t watch “Cougar Town” and I haven’t seen Courteney in motion in some time. On Ellen only Courteney’s lower lip moved, I swear. She also revealed that she recently had laser treatment on her hands to make them look younger. They were peeling from the treatment I guess and she was self conscious about it. She said the result should be worth it.

Courtney: “It’s called a dual fraxel. I always think my hands look old anyway. Now they literally look like a 95 year-old…. [afterwards] you look like a 21 year-old.”

Ellen: “Your hands and your elbows age faster than any part of your body. I don’t know why. But elbows and hands are horrible, aren’t they?”

Courtney: “Yeah, it’s a giveaway. Elbows, hands and necks… Those little fingerless gloves, I’m going to wear them in the summer.”

This just makes me wonder what she’s done to her face. Will it settle for her, or will she have to keep getting maintenance work? It sounds like she’s doing whatever it takes to look “younger,” but she’s just getting that homogeneous look that makes her real age impossible to tell. I want to have a little something done, I’ll admit it, but I’m so scared I’ll end up looking like a real housewife.

Courteney also said that she has a new condo closer to David’s house in order to co-parent with him. She has two dogs, a 9 and 10 year-old named Hopper and Harley who are both Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. She told a weird story about how she had to buy a square of doggy grass to put on the balcony of her new place, and how she had to personally pee on it in order to get the dogs to go there. Ellen schooled Courteney that when the new doggy grass comes she can just pee in a jar inside and pour it on. The things people do for their pets.

Courteney is shown on 10-27 at a Playstation Event and on 12-21 filming scenes for Cougar Town. Credit: WENN.com and Gaz Shirley, PacificCoastNews.com

Last week, we discussed an Enquirer story in which Jennifer Aniston’s mom was allegedly telling everyone that her daughter is finally knocked up, and THAT is why Jennifer and Justin Theroux were engaged (and preparing a quickie Mexican wedding). Well, E! News spoke to Jennifer’s rep, who said: “It’s all just another fabrication.” So, once again – Jennifer is not pregnant. She’s not planning a quickie Mexican wedding. Yet. Further proof that Jennifer is not knocked up: she’s still drinking champagne!

The Sunset Tower Hotel holds a special place in Jennifer Aniston’s heart. Fifteen months after the actress was first spotted dining at the West Hollywood hotspot with Justin Theroux, the Wanderlust costars returned to the hotel’s Tower Bar to celebrate their recent engagement on August 27. The couple was joined by Aniston’s longtime BFF and former Friends costar, Courteney Cox, 48.

Aniston had recently returned to L.A. during a break from filming We’re the Millers in Wilmington, North Carolina, with Jason Sudeikis, 36, and Emma Roberts, 21.

During their get-together, once-wed Aniston, 43, “looked absolutely amazing,” a source tells Us Weekly. “She was glowing.”

According to an onlooker, waitstaff brought Aniston a gratis bottle of Dom Perignon champagne “to congratulate her on her engagement.” The onlooker adds that the night “turned into a small celebration” and everyone seemed to be “in good spirits.”

Fellow patrons that evening included Tom Ford, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers.

Theroux has clearly won over Aniston’s pals. On July 30 — shortly before he proposed — the Your Highness actor dined at Elio’s restaurant in NYC with Aniston’s confidants Cox and Laura Dern. (Cox’s daughter, Coco, 8, and Dern’s children, Ellery, 10, and Jay, 7, were also present.) “Everyone seemed to be having fun,” a source told Us at their intimate dinner.

Theroux, who first met Aniston on the set of Tropic Thunder, popped the question on August 10, his 41st birthday. An Aniston insider recently told Us that the bride-to-be would love a “destination wedding, kind of like eloping with a few friends.” Though no date is set, “There will be the feeling of a vacation, since that’s their favorite thing to do.”

[From Us Weekly]

So, she’s glowing. Good for her. And I like that Jennifer seems tight with Courteney Cox again, after it seemed like they become estranged when Chelsea Handler was vying for the position of “Aniston’s BFF.” I really do wonder if Justin prefers friends like Courteney rather than spending time with Handler.

And I seriously can’t believe we still haven’t seen her ring! Damn it, Aniston. Show off your jewelry, girl.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

When was the last time Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston hung out? Doesn’t it seem like it’s been years and years? The tabloids have done a few stories here and there about the seemingly BFF-breakup, and much of it doesn’t sound good. The two theories I really like (and I think they have some merit) are: 1) Jennifer always “dumps” her friends when a boy comes along, and as soon as she started up with Justin Theroux, she no longer wanted to chill out with her girlfriends and 2) that Courteney was “pushed out” of Jennifer’s Goddess Circle when Chelsea Handler came along, partly because Chelsea wanted to be Jennifer’s new BFF (and Handler was willing to do anything to get the job) and partly because Courteney might HATE Chelsea. Whatever went down, it really has been a while since I’ve heard anything about Courteney and Jennifer hanging out. But old friends are reconnecting, at least according to Radar:

Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are ‘Friends’ again RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal! The two actresses used to be very close, but have not been seen together in a long time with speculation that they had a major falling out around the time Jen got together with boyfriend Justin Theroux.

But it seems they’ve squashed whatever issue they had and got together for old time’s sake at The Soho House in West Hollywood on Tuesday night and had a great time together in what appeared to be a double date.

Sources tell Radar that Jennifer arrived with her hunky beau around 8pm and they were joined soon after by a mystery man. Courteney arrived half an hour later and greeted Jennifer warmly with a big hug.

“Jennifer and Courteney looked really happy to be in each other’s company,” the eyewitness told Radar. “And she seemed to get on well with Justin. Jen was dressed really casually in white rolled up jeans and a black tank top and Justin looked really cool in skinny black jeans and red suspenders hanging down.

“I don’t know who Courteney’s guy was but Jen was cozying up to Justin and seemed relieved to have Courteney around again. She’s Coco’s godmother so it must mean a lot to her to maintain the friendship.”

The foursome laughed and chatted it up for about two hours before they all left together just after 10pm. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Jennifer and Justin have just got back from a romantic European vacation.

Courtney filed for divorce from David Arquette just under a month ago, so it must be good to have Jen’s shoulder to lean on again.

[From Radar]

Well, that’s nice. You know what’s interesting? I haven’t heard anything about Jennifer hanging out with Chelsea Handler lately either – do you think Justin had her banned? Reportedly, Justin wasn’t crazy about Handler (although they did seem to party together months ago), so maybe Jennifer was just in the market for a new (old) BFF. Whatever happened, I’m glad CC and JA are back together. I think CC seems like a much better friend in general.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.

I really thought this had already happened, but I was wrong. David Arquette filed for divorce from his estranged wife Courteney Cox yesterday, on their 13 year wedding anniversary. Not only did I think that David and Courtney had already filed the divorce paperwork, I thought that divorce had already gone through. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? They separated in October 2010, after widespread reports of a months-long estrangement as well as rumors of Courteney’s affair/relationship with her Cougartown costar Brian Van Holt. CC and David have been separated since then, although they really did seem to be working on their relationship for the sake of their daughter Coco. Maybe David just felt like it was finally time to end things officially?

David Arquette has officially filed legal documents to finally divorce his estranged wife, Courteney Cox … TMZ has learned. Arquette cites “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce. David filed the documents on Friday … right before he went to Israel and got Bar Mitzvah’d.

He is asking for joint legal and physical custody of their daughter, Coco, who turns 8 tomorrow. He did not ask for spousal or child support. There is no mention of how the property will be divided.

According to the docs, David is representing himself in the divorce — he does not have a lawyer. David signed the divorce documents on March 23, 2012 … so it appears he’s been holding them for nearly 3 months.

The couple married on June 12, 1999 — exactly 13 years ago — after meeting on the set of “Scream” back in 1995.

David and Courteney first announced their separation back in October 2010 … with both sides saying they were “best friends” who were committed to raising their daughter together.

At the time of the initial separation, the couple released a joint statement saying, “The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner and for our marriage.”

David and Courteney appeared on the Howard Stern radio show together last year– and when Howard asked if they would ever reconcile David made it clear he WANTED to … but Courteney insisted they were better off apart.

[From TMZ]

He’s representing himself? That worries me. Not that I think Courteney will necessarily take advantage of him or anything, but for the big stuff (death, divorce, wills and trusts), I really do think you should have a lawyer.

So, at long last, Courteney and David are really, officially done. It was messy, and at times the TMI was exhaustive, but I ended up kind of liking how CC and David handled everything. It was messy and it felt real – like two people that cared about each other, but had outgrown each other.

PS… Courteney and David aren’t the only couple to formalize the end of their relationship in the past week. People Magazine reports that a couple of 115-year-old tortoises are also divorcing after the old lady tortoise beat the sh-t out of her husband. So… it could totally be worse for CC and David. They could have spent 36 years together only to end up in a physically abusive situation. Poor tortoises.

Photos courtesy of WENN.