I was going to make this post all about “Courteney Cox and Brad Pitt manage to act like adults, how shocking” but I quickly remembered that over the years, there have been several reports of Courteney and Brad running into each other and being friendly and nice. Of course, whenever there’s a report of that kind, the tabloids immediate run with a “Angelina despises Brad’s friendship with Jennifer Aniston’s BFF Courteney, threatens Courteney and Aniston with gerbils” etc. So, what’s changed? Well, I’ve been wondering a bit lately… are Courteney and Jennifer even BFFs at this point? It does seem like they’ve been off doing their own separate things for a while now – Courteney has been splittin’ with David Arquette and boning costars right and left, while Aniston is getting boozy with Chelsea Handler, her new BFF, apparently. So… in the absence of Aniston, Courteney gets to chat up Brad.

No bad blood here! Brad Pitt joined ex-wife Jennifer Aniston’s BFF Courteney Cox for dinner at Hollywood hotspot Beso on Wednesday night.

The two joined a group of 12 people for an industry dinner party honoring their manager Cynthia Pett-Dante’s birthday. “They hugged and kissed when they greeted each other,” says an onlooker. “They talked for a while.”

While the pair, who have remained friendly since Pitt’s split from Aniston six years ago, didn’t sit next to each other at the table, they still spent a good portion of the evening enjoying one another’s company.

“They were chatting, catching up,” adds the onlooker. “They both seemed happy and totally relaxed, very at ease. And they were both smiling the entire time. It didn’t seem awkward at all.”

Pitt enjoyed a steak and beer, and he sat at the bar at one point with other patrons. “He was really cool.”

Eastbound and Down star Danny McBride also attended the dinner.

[From People]

Us Weekly has a similar story with the same kinds of details. According to Us Weekly’s source, “Brad was the first to arrive and he hung out at the bar grabbed a cocktail and sort of chatted with patrons. Nice as ever!” When Courteney arrived, she and Brad “looked happy to see one another, like old friends… They huddled for a good five minutes, like they were catching up.” And, “They were very sweet to each other. He gave her a big hug. There didn’t seem to be any hard feelings. Everyone was very relaxed.” So… was Brad never going to hear the end of it when he got home? A witness tells Us Weekly that Angelina was apparently supposed to make the dinner, but she sent Brad with her apologies, and a “happy birthday” text (cheap!).

But the mention of Jolie reminds me of something else I’ve been wondering about – Brad’s had several Jolie-less outings lately, and while I’m not going to rush into some “OMG, the gerbils predict DOOM” scenario, I am wondering what’s up. My go-to theory is simply that Angelina is knocked up again, and morning sickness has knocked her on her ass.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

This past weekend at the box office was a veritable bloodbath not in the literal sense but speaking of the carob syrup variety. Scream 4, which was expected to be at least as successful as its predecessors, fell upon its own knife (and certainly wasn’t helped by David Arquette and Courteney Cox’s boner-related TMI) to draw only $19.3 million from audiences. The newest kid’s film, Rio, easily took first place with $40 million even though Hop (which nabbed third place) is still out there in circulation as well.

Of the remaining holdovers, the inspirational sports drama, Soul Surfer, grabbed fourth place; the Cate Blanchett sci-fi revenge flick, Hanna, took fifth; and Arthur slid way down to sixth place (because nobody likes poor live-action Russell Brand). On a more impressive note, The Conspirator (which Kaiser has already noted was pretty damn good) debuted with $3.9 million to land in ninth place; but don’t be fooled by the low place rank because that movie was only showing on about 700 screens as opposed to the 3800 and 3200 screens upon which Rio and Scream opened, respectively speaking. Of course, the film industry is now aghast at Scream‘s poor turnout, and the analysis of why this happened has commenced with fury:

Before Scream 4 was released this weekend, tracking indicated an opening in the mid- to high $20sM for this 4th film in the Scream franchise which comes 11 years after the 3rd film. But after Friday’s so-so debut and Saturday’s declining grosses, it won’t make even the lower end of predictions. The Miramax/Dimension/Weinstein Co’s 15-year-old Scream franchise kept the formula that made it so popular in the first place — including producer/director Wes Craven, screenwriter Kevin Williamson who bailed mid-production because of Weinstein meddling, and orignal castmembers Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Neve Campbell — then added Hayden Panettiere and Emma Roberts (Julia’s niece and Eric’s daughter). Maybe the entire concept should have been reworked. The result is that Scream as a franchise has little life left in it even though the Weinsteins kept insisting that it had a lot.

[From Deadline]

It must be noted that the above tracking figures do seriously downplay the situation in favor of the Weinsteins. Box Office Mojo’s derby predictions were for Scream 4 to rake in $40.6, and that obviously didn’t happen by a long shot. Of course, one wonders why the Weinsteins bothered to release a horror movie in April when much of the target audience (teens and young adults) are preoccupied with seasonal activities such as prom and finals. There’s also the complicating fact that Scream actually saw a dropoff between Friday ($8.3 million) and Saturday ($6.7 million), which is actually the direct opposite of what happens with the horror genre (it’s a phenomenon that I’ve previously written about ad nauseum over at Pajiba if you’re interested). The thing about horror movies is that word of mouth matters so much during opening weekend, and a steep dropoff between Friday and Saturday could mean that audiences were disappointed in the movie and told other people not to go see it. Or, in the alternative, maybe very few people wanted to watch Scream 4 in the first place.

Photos via AllMoviePhoto

Last night was the big premiere of Scream 4, and exes David Arquette and Courteney Cox posed together and seemed more than comfortable to be around each other. (A photo of them together is here.) We’re used to seeing acrimonious splits in Hollywood and to hearing vague unconfirmed reports about how people are sniping behind the scenes. David and Courteney have been more than open with the press, though, and have issues gracious statements about each other throughout. So this latest comment from David, about Courteney’s vacation with her co-star Josh Hopkins, isn’t unexpected. He previously told Oprah that he “thought she was having an affair with someone” when the tabloid stories came out about Courteney and her other co-star, Brian Van Holt, but that it was “not true at all. She could relate to members on her cast and she could talk to them in a way she couldn’t talk to me.” I would say he sounds just as in-denial here, but he adds that things are good between him and Courteney, that “we’re still separated” and “there’s no scandal.”

“We’re best friends,” Arquette said of Cox on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Monday morning. “We’re not together. We’re still separated.”

“And you know, there [are] horrible articles right now,” he said. “She went away to St. Bart’s with Coco and her best friend and Josh from the show, and I know about all of this. But these tabloids make it like there’s some kind of scandal going on. But there’s no scandal.”

A rep for the actress at the time said her relationship with Hopkins was “strictly platonic.” And Cox and Arquette reunited to take daughter Coco to Walt Disney World in Florida days after her Caribbean trip.

In fact, Arquette, 39, says their relationship is built on strong communication. “We’re really honest and open,” he said. “Our relationship right now is actually better than ever.”

[From People]

Well good for the two of them if they’re able to be at peace with each other and successfully co-parent. I think Courteney met some hot guys at work, had an emotional affair with one of them, asked for time out on her marriage so she could screw the guy, and then David went into a tailspin. Things went south with the first guy, so Courteney moved on to another and made quite a few visits to her plastic surgeon in the meantime to get new boobs and freshen up her face. She’s looking more like Cher now than like herself. I imagine the process was gradual and that she didn’t think it would make her look like a puppet head. She probably even likes the results.

Look at Courtney’s dress – it’s a little black mock turtleneck sleeveless dress with a lace hem. What was she thinking? She also has some kind of sparkly stuff on her legs that makes her knees look like they were dipped in glitter. I’m not loving Neve Campbell’s little pocket frock, but it’s better than what Courteney is wearing.

Photo credit: WENN and Fame

Remember how we saw bikini photos of Courteney Cox on vacation in the Caribbean with her Cougar Town costar, Josh Hopkins? Hopkins was previously linked to Jennifer Aniston, and the last we heard about Courteney’s love life she was dating a different guy from her job, Brian Van Holt, who plays her ex husband on the show. Well Courtney’s rep swore high and low that Courteney and Josh were just “platonic” friends on vacation with a group of people. Only US Weekly is calling Courtney’s bluff and reports in their upcoming issue that these two stayed in the same villa, were seen cuddling on the beach and enjoyed a couple’s massage together, among other implied activities.

Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston share everything … even men! Courteney, still married to her husband of 11 years David Arquette, had a romantic rendezvous in St. Barts with her Cougar Town co-star Josh Hopkins. Courteney introduced Josh to Jen less than a year ago — and they reportedly dated for more than three months!

The reason things didn’t heat up between Jen and Josh? Us Weekly reports Jen wanted a relationship with Josh but he turned her down: “He was like ‘no thank you.’”

Courteney, 46, and Josh, 40, appeared to have no problem with the tangled past. They had a great time on their beach getaway, reportedly sharing Courteney’s three-bedroom villa and romantic champagne breakfasts and cocktails by their pool.

Onlookers tell Us Weekly that when Courteney, Josh and her 6-year-old daughter Coco were spotted on the beach they were mistaken for a family!

“If you didn’t know any better you’d assume they were a family,” a source says. “Coco seemed like she absolutely loves Josh, holding his hand, having a lot of fun with him.”

Uh oh! We’re sure David won’t be too thrilled. Remember when he lost it on the Howard Stern Show when he thought Courteney was hooking up with her other co-star Brian Van Holt?

Josh’s father, Larry Hopkins, a congressman from Kentucky, even commented on the budding romance revealing, “They are having a great time, a lot of fun … they have fun with each other. She has a great sense of humor.”

After laying on the beach, indulging in couples’ massages, and a private yoga session, it seems things are going great between this two. There’s only one little problem — Courteney is still spending family with David and Coco.

After her romantic trip with Josh, she showed up at Disney World in Orlando with her husband, 39, and daughter.

“Disney World really is the most Magical Place on Earth,” David tweeted under a picture of the three of them.

[From Hollywood Life]

I doubt this guy is going to get between Courteney and Jennifer Aniston, particularly since it’s not like he’s going to stick around with Courteney. Aniston supposedly wanted a relationship where he is rumored to have called her a “sport f*ck” though, so she could get hurt by it.

What I don’t get, is if Courteney wanted to have a fling with this guy and it wasn’t just a bunch of work friends on vacation, why she invited the paps. Did she think people weren’t going to call her on this? And don’t tell me that paparazzi from multiple agencies just happened to be there on the beach in St. Bars at the same time to get these posed bikini pics. No, Courteney thought she looked hot (her body does) and she wanted to show off. So she took a trip with her new lover, invited some other people for cover and then made sure she was photographed in her bikini right when Josh happened to be there. Maybe she even hoped people would whisper that she’s seeing yet another co-star post separation with David Arquette so we’d still be talking about her. It seems to have worked.

Then right after Courteney went on vacation with Josh, she went to Disney World with her ex David Arquette and their daughter. Does anyone else get the impression that the guy is holding out for a reconciliation and she’s stringing him along?

Photos are from 3/31/11. Credit: Fame

What is going on with Courteney Cox? First she was linked with her Cougar Town costar Brian Van Holt and there were pretty convincing rumors that their “friendship” hastened the end of her marriage to David Arquette. (Or the time out that she called so that she could bone Van Holt, whatever you want to call it.)

Now she was just papped on a beach vacation in St. Barts with yet another costar, Josh Hopkins. It’s sketchy, and Courteney looks like she’s working her way through the hot male costars on set. Only Courteney swears that they’re “just friends” and it’s “platonic.” I don’t know, I wouldn’t go on vacation with a single male coworker even if I assumed he didn’t want to get in my pants. It sends the wrong message to both the guy and to anyone who might hear about it. It’s especially reckless if you’re famous, only Courteney thinks we’ll just take her word for it that she went off to the Caribbean with a guy buddy. It looks like they were there with a group of friends, though.

Courteney Cox and 6-year-old daughter Coco were seen Tuesday on the Caribbean sands with Cox’s Cougar Town costar Josh Hopkins.

It’s the latest sighting of Cox, 46, with Hopkins, 40, since her separation last October from husband David Arquette – they were spotted in Hawaii filming a scene in the pool and in the surf, but in those instances they were on location for the show.

This time, the getaway isn’t work-related, but their rep tells PEOPLE romance is playing no role.

“The relationship is strictly platonic and they are away with a group of friends on vacation,” the rep says.

According to a Cougar Town set source, “Courteney and Josh are great friends. There’s definitely nothing going on there.”

[From People]

These are some very clear staged photos that two photo agencies we use have. They’re not typical paparazzi shots, and are meant to show off Courteney’s hot bikini bod and new somewhat subtle boob job. She probably thought that the press would ignore the fact that she was there with Hopkins because they brought other people with them. It looks suspicious, but maybe she truly believed that she wouldn’t get called out for it. Or maybe she’s telling the truth and she’s only sleeping with Van Holt. Why didn’t he come along then?

Josh is the guy who allegedly called Jennifer Aniston a sport f*ck and then complained about his tabloid image. Not a great idea to go on vacation with Courteney Cox then, especially when she’s inviting the paparazzi to document it.

Update: Radar Online has quotes from Josh’s dad, a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky. He confirms that he son “went on some dates with Jennifer Aniston” and says he’s uncertain whether Josh is dating Courteney, but adds “I know he likes her and is very fond of her. He’s said she’s a very nice person.”

Courteney, Josh and another guy

Courteney and the other guy

With other friends, possibly girlfriends/wives of the guys

With Coco:

Photo credit: Fame Pictures and WENN.com

Courteney Cox takes the cover of the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar. I absolutely HATE the Terry Richardson cover shoot, but some of it isn’t the old pervert’s fault. Courteney’s face, which was once beautiful, is now completely and totally jacked to the point of absurdity. She’s so chock full of fillers and Botox, she looks like a puffy, wax figure. Ugh.

Anyway, in the cover interview excerpts, Courtney is trying to convince us that she didn’t split up with David Arquette specifically for her rumored jumpoff Brian Van Holt. Good one, Court.

On if she’s looking for love:
“The thing is, when you get older, it’s more about compatibility than it is about love … I have no desire right now [to date]. I’m not saying never. It just seems weird. I don’t even know how that would happen or how you meet people. I don’t like to go out. I’m not great at small talk … I don’t like to go to parties…There’s a sign on my forehead: exiting social life, entering into isolation.”

On her public split from David Arquette:
“I think every relationship has a point where you stop and reevaluate. Are you happy? Have you grown together or apart? What do you share interests in? I think that’s a normal thing to do, but it’s so much harder when it’s done publicly.”

On David’s famous Howard Stern interview:
“If you didn’t hear the Howard Stern interview and you just read quotes, I’m sure it seemed out of context, crazy. Most guys aren’t mature, are they? I’m not saying there wasn’t some crazy behavior, but if you know who David is, you know what his intentions are, how honest he is, and how big his heart is. You can’t really get mad at David because he’s not a malicious person. He’s not out to harm. But I’m his biggest protector. I can’t help it.”

On how their daughter Coco is taking the split:
“She’s adjusting. Luckily, we’ve always had two houses so there was no change in her living unit. And we both work a lot, so that wasn’t a huge adjustment. She’s our number-one priority. No matter what happens, she’ll be okay because she knows that she is completely safe, loved, and we’ll protect that more than anything in the world.”

On reprising her role in “Scream”:
“It was where David and I fell in love, so it’s a very special thing we get to keep doing.”

On being a self-titled cougar:
“I thought I had always been a little bit of a cougar with David. I don’t find the whole cougar word that offensive. And also, a cougar is someone who takes care of herself and goes out with younger guys. She doesn’t need a man to take care of her.”

[From People & Wonderwall]

Well, Courteney isn’t anywhere near as nauseating as Eva Longoria’s big Aniston-esque failure on Allure, but Court still has issues. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: I think Courteney’s divorce didn’t play out the way she was expecting AT ALL. I think she genuinely thought and hoped that David would get (and would take) much of the “blame” for the split, and that people would attack him as immature and crazy. Then, Courteney would re-enter public life with her jumpoff-turned-new love, Brian Van Holt, and no one would bat an eye. But David had such a public breakdown, and then he was the one who ended up going on Oprah. So… at the end of the day, I don’t think Courteney is being completely honest with us, but I give her credit for sticking by David emotionally and for not bad-mouthing him or publicly blaming him.

UPDATE: Bazaar finally released their full interview. Here it is.

Photos courtesy of The Fashion Spot/Wonderwall.

For the past few weeks, Courteney Cox has been in Hawaii, “filming”. Wait, that’s not fair. She actually has been filming episodes of CougarTown, but there’s also been a lot of fun and relaxation with her daughter and her rumored jumpoff, Brian Van Holt. As such, some of the photo agencies have been getting photos of CC in various bikinis. In some of the photos, CC’s boobs look… different. You can see the series of photos here, at The Superficial. Now, CC was never really flat-chested or anything. She was probably a B-cup while on Friends, and then I don’t know what happened to her boobs after she gave birth to Coco. I wasn’t paying any attention – my guess is that she probably went back to a B-cup or something. Anyway, in these recent bikini photos, Courteney’s rack looks enhanced. Not anything major, and probably not anything more than going one size up. Still, people are wondering:

Courteney Cox is single and busting out all over! Cox revealed a red-hot bikini body while filming on location in Hawaii – and pals are wondering if her busty new look is the result of secret breast enhancement surgery!

Cox, who is newly single, has embarked on a new diet and fitness regimen to kick-start her dating life, say pals.

“Courteney wants her body in tip-top shape as she starts looking for a boyfriend,” revealed one friend. “She is giving herself a post-marriage makeover – and is looking sexier than ever.”

“Jennifer Aniston hooked her up with her yoga instructor Mandy Ingber, and helped Courteney devise a low-fat, high-protein diet… Jen is even giving Courteney tips on how to navigate the dating world. It’s been well over a decade since Courteney was on the market. She’s nervous but she’s embracing single life.”

While David Arquette accused Courteney of having an “emotional affair” with Brian Van Holt, pals say they were never in a serious relationship. Meanwhile, Courtney’s friends are whispering about whether or not she’d seen a plastic surgeon.

“Courteney is playing coy about the boobs,” added the friend. “She isn’t opposed to a few nips and tucks to make her look more youthful.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition]

Yeah, as I said, there are photos of Courtney and Brian at the pool together with Coco. Brian and Courteney are dating. They are a couple. He spends time with her daughter. They were boning even when Courteney and David were married. Why the whitewash?

As far as the alleged boob job… well, if she did get it done, I applaud her plastic surgeon’s subtle work. I don’t really know if the ladies are fake, though. It could just be a push-up bikini top – they make those, right? Of course, considering that Courteney messes up her face on a semi-permanent basis now, I guess she really is up for various nips and tucks.

The photos where CC is wearing the red shirt & the white hoodie are from February, presumably post-alleged-boob-job. The other photos are from last year.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Yesterday David Arquette went on Oprah to give his first major interview post rehab. We heard some advance details in which he spoke about his addiction, saying he had his first drink at four, stole pot from his dad at eight and was “seriously drinking” by the age of 12. He also revealed that he went to rehab as the result of an intervention by his estranged wife, Courteney Cox, and his sister, Medium star Patricia Arquette.

Now that the interview has aired we know that David also spoke about his relationship with Courtney and their separation. It was like a very long therapy session with a guy who is a seasoned therapy participant and knew exactly what to say. That’s not to say that David was anything but very sincere, funny, and endearing. He seems committed to his recovering and to healing both himself and his family. I was very impressed with him and what he told Oprah.

We’ve already covered a guest appearance by David’s sisters, in which they discussed how difficult and abusive their childhood was and how that affected their little brother.

Here are some of the highlights of David’s interview. (I’m putting this in a quote box but the commentary is mine):

Says he’s “just a baby” at recovering. “A lot of it is about getting out of my head, being true to myself and figuring out where my path is. I have a critic in my mind that’s very mean and vicious. Sometimes it leads me down the wrong path. Being able to… identify that voice in my head… helps me to go the right direction.”

Jokes that “if you’re gonna go through a breakdown. Have the breakdown on Howard Stern. Come back together on Oprah.”

Of Courtney “she’s been incredibly supportive, and she’s my best friend and I love her a lot.”

“The best thing for me in sobriety is being authentic. Starting to see things as they are, and being able to distance myself and go deeper within who I am… becoming connected to a bigger movement that you started, Oprah.” That was funny!

On when he started to see trouble in the marriage
“We had our 11th year anniversary (last year in June), and Courtney said ‘I don’t want to be your mother anymore.” She gave him a motorcycle as a present and told him she was unhappy. He said he felt “abandoned at the point like she’d broken the deal.”

On Courteney potentially cheating
“There were tabloid stories coming out about her and about someone on her show having an affair… which is not true at all. She could relate to members on her cast and she could talk to them in a way she couldn’t talk to me…”

David said he didn’t feel at the time like he had abandoned Courtney because he “wasn’t connected” to his role in her unhappiness and was “making myself the victim. I didn’t deal with it in a mature or honorable way at all.”

He said that he was angry at everyone, but that he learned in rehab from a yoga instructor that “Anger is like drinking poison and expecting someone to die.”

As for the change in him, he said that Howard Stern was a catalyst and that “I could have gone on this way for another 30 years and just lost everything and completely destroyed my life…”

David and Courteney went to couples therapy together for a year before they got married, and he said that “Courteney grounds me, and I’m the live wire…. it’s only in myself that I [can] find grounding.”

On whether he’s getting back with Courtney
“There’s always the possibility. That would be the ideal situation.”

On Courtney’s maybe-affair
“When she said that to me [about getting a separation] there were these rumors and tabloids coming out… I thought she was having an affair with someone. No one would have said something like that if she weren’t. That’s what I thought. That made me angry… my way of doing that was getting really self destructive and virtually suicidal in a way.”

David went on to speak about his fling with a waitress, which happened when he had an agreement with Courtney to see other people and thought [Courtney] was sleeping with another guy, to be honest with you.” Then his publicist called him and told him the tabloids had picked up on the affair, so they decided to make the statement that they’d been separated.

So here’s what I think, Courtney wanted to hook up with her co-star, so she called for a time out in her marriage. She might not have been cheating at that time, but she was having an emotional affair and wanted a pass to sleep with the other guy. David flipped out and started drinking and partying but within a few months he realized that wasn’t helping anything. He went to rehab and took it seriously and now he’s working on repairing himself and his marriage. Courtney is still with that Brian Von Holt guy probably, (according to this weeks Enquirer she’s is at least) and that’s complicating things.

David told Oprah that he’s living alone in a home that he and Courtney own in LA, and he said that he’s going to support groups, doing yoga and meditating and working on some side projects like pitching a game show. (You can watch a segment with him at home on Oprah.com) He’s a guy who feels things deeply and needs to find a constructive way to cope with it. I was really touched by him and by his story.

David Arquette will appear on Oprah today in his first televised interview post rehab. Advanced details and clips reveal that he will be talking about his lifelong struggle with drugs and alcohol, which began for him at a very early age. E! Online has a longer clip montage (below) in which Arquette reveals that he first tried alcohol at four, stole pot from his dad at eight, and was “seriously drinking” by 12. He’s supposedly been sober since January, when he went to rehab after an intervention from his estranged wife Courteney Cox and his sister, Patricia Arquette.

Fresh off his stint in rehab, David Arquette is ready to come clean about his alcohol and drug-riddled past.

Sober since December 29, the 39-year-old Scream 4 actor opens up to Oprah Winfrey during a Thursday appearance on her daytime talk show (check your local listings).

“When I had my first drink of beer, I must have been four-years-old,” he tells Winfrey, 57. “I was down in the basement with my dad and beer was there and I just grabbed it and drank it. And I remember that. It’s one of my earliest memories.”

That’s not all. “I seriously started drinking probably when I was about 12,” Arquette reveals. “I stole pot from my father when I was eight years old.”

According to the actor, he voluntarily checked into rehab on January 2 at the insistence of his sister, Patricia Arquette, and his estranged wife, Courteney Cox (with whom he shares a six-year-old daughter, Coco).

“I came back from Miami and I had taken a nap. I woke up and Patricia and Courteney were at my bed,” he recalls. “Courteney had a cup of coffee. I was like, ‘What are you two doing here together?’ I already knew.”

“Courteney’s like, ‘Do you mind coming out to the living room for a minute?’ I said, ‘Sure, let me get dressed.’ I put on this white outfit and came out. I peeked my head out [I saw] and my best friend Hartwell and my business partner and some guy I don’t know. I go ‘What up, Turkeys? I guess this is my intervention!’”

Since seeking treatment, a source tells UsMagazine.com that Arquette and Cox, 46, “are still great friends and getting along really well.

[From US Weekly]

David didn’t look sober to me in those clips, but that must be due to the kind of goofy guy he is. His personality probably helped him keep his addiction hidden for a long time. I just want to give him a hug and make him a nice dinner and tell him it’s all going to be ok. He must elicit that response from a lot of women, and he told Howard Stern during one of his epic overshare interviews that Courteney was sick of mothering him. I’m interested to see this interview and to hear how he explains his separation with Courteney to Oprah. He’s already revealed most of the details of their split, and he’s been gracious about it in his way. He hasn’t trash talked or blamed Courteney at all, and has come across as a sad sack who talks too much, but a guy who is trying and is at least sober now. It sounds like he has a good relationship with Courtney, but I doubt they’ll get back together romantically. I have a feeling that Courteney is still pretty content in her new relationship with costar Brian Van Holt.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

David Arquette went out partying for New Year’s Eve and then checked into rehab the very next day. I guess we know what his resolution is. Arquette’s been boozing constantly and giving weepy hungover tell all interviews to Howard Stern since his marriage with Courteney Cox went south. He’s also been leaking stories about how much he wants his family back while being photographed with cocktail waitresses in bikinis. Now he’s ready to get serious about sobriety and earning Courtney’s respect. He’s checked into rehab at an undisclosed location, with a source telling People that he’s getting treatment for alcohol dependence and “dealing with a broken heart.” This is pretty much exactly what Arquette told Stern a couple of weeks ago.

The actor, who separated from wife Courteney Cox in October, has entered a rehab program, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

The rep had “no further information,” however a source says the actor needs help with alcohol and other issues.

“He is in there for drinking and depression, not hard drugs. Rehab was inevitable,” says the source. “He is dealing with a broken heart. He can’t handle all the changes in his life. All his inner demons came out.”

During a recent interview on Howard Stern’s radio show, Arquette, 39, said that his psychologist, whom he sees once a week, believed he was having a “nervous breakdown,” and the actor confessed he’d been “drinking a lot.”

“Everybody’s worried and concerned about me,” he added during the interview. “When I drink, I become a maniac.”

A source told PEOPLE recently that Arquette, who is dad to 6-year-daugher Coco with Cox, 46, was having trouble managing the separation.

“He’s just not handling this situation well,” the source said. “He’s really depressed.

[From People]

Courteney has issued a statement to People about David going to rehab. She said “I really admire David and his choice to take charge and better his life. I love and support him.” I doubt she’ll get back with him after he gets out. His sobriety might go a long way toward healing his pain, though. Drinking and partying like that only makes things worse.

I really feel for the guy, but I also get why Courteney wanted out. Sure she’s probably sleeping with that co-star guy who plays her ex husband on Cougar Town, but maybe she just couldn’t take it with David anymore and was trying to make it easy on him. It obviously isn’t, and the holidays must have been a tough time for him. Get well, David!

Photos are from 10/27, 11/21 and 12/2. Credit: Fame Pictures