While I believe the report from The National Enquirer that Courteney Cox had seven miscarriages during the course of her 11 year marriage to David Arquette, I have a bigger problem thinking it was the reason the couple decided to split, or "separate," to use Courteney's words. Apparently Courteney had a miscarriage as recently as two months ago after a failed round of IVF. Trying to have a baby can be stressful, and maybe it triggers other things too, but I think the reason the couple split is because of what has been said in the past. Courteney was probably tired of being David's mom and at some point maybe she figured David ought to grow up and not always try and be the class clown.
To say they split solely because of the miscarriages just does not seem to fit who this couple was. What do you think?
I like gossip and stuff, but I think this is low, tawdry shit for a tabloid to be reporting on. This is private, painful stuff.
ReplyDeleteAgreed...
ReplyDeleteI've seen infertility issues do terrible things to marriages and the partners' personal stability and mental health.
ReplyDeleteIt affects them and the people around them, at home and at work. I've always sworn that if a co-worker mentioned they were wrestling with this I'd quit ASAP rather than even be on the sidelines for it one more time. It's awful.
Agreed with RocketQueen.
ReplyDeleteI imagine that Courtney got attracted (& emotionally invovled) with her manly co-star. When she compared her co-star & David in her mind, she realized she was tired of being David's mother. I can understand that having been there (not married but involved with an immature man). That being said, I still like David Arquette. He does come from a funny and quirky family.
I think she should have known what she was getting when she married him. You can't really force someone to change who they are.
ReplyDeleteAs for the miscarriages, I don't really want to know. Thanks though.
I hate the miscarriage stories as well, as well as all medical information stories. Too personal. I enjoy reading about dumbass celebrity behavior, not maladies, with the possible exception of substance abuse since it usually combines the two.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I find interesting about the Courtney-David breakup is the way the age difference has been treated so much differently than the Demi-Ashton soon-to-come breakup.
With Demi and Ashton, the mantra seems to be "She's pathetic. She should have known better to marry a younger man. Of course he's going to cheat on her."
While with Courtney-David, it's the other way around. She's (reportedly) the one having the big affair, and yet no one says, "David's pathetic. He should have never married an older woman. Of course she's going to cheat on him."
Instead, the focus has been on his supposed childishness. So, in Demi-Ashton, it's her fault for being too old, but in Courtney-David, it's his fault for being too young.
Awww...I want these crazy kids to work it out. I remember when they did their interview about their problems with infertility and they just seemed so cute and supportive of one another.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been this upset about a celebrity breakup since Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli!
So maybe they are the answer to the blind about the couple trying to save their marriage with a baby?
ReplyDeleteShe's been busy trying to get pregnant and he's just too busy getting stoned to care?
I feel sorry for any couple who miscarries.
The age difference between Courtney and David is 7 years. While Demi and Moron Ashton is 16.
ReplyDeleteI also think this explains the shut down they had on her Cougar Town set a while back. No one really gave any reason to why they stopped filming for a day or two and then the media just kinda stopped following it.
ReplyDeleteThat sucks that she had the miscarriages, and I agree with everyone above who said that this didn't need to be reported. Miscarriage is heartbreaking to a couple.
ReplyDeleteMiscarriage, death of a child, etc. can have a devastating effect on a couple. Sometimes even if you love someone completely, the pain that each person goes through is tremendous. It takes its toll on a person's mental and emotional being and sometimes they are not able to deal with the person they are with. (It's too hard or painful to be with them)
I really hope things work out for them because I believe they really do still have love for one another. They just may need some time apart to sort things out.
I agree with the other posters about not wanting to know this information. It is too personal. Infertility issues and miscarriages are extremely stressful and emotional and can have devastating effects on a relationship.
ReplyDeleteCould we please have a story about a man's issues with fertility? Any man. Put it out there in public for all to see. Any man.
ReplyDeleteI think any marriage that survives 11 years has had a lot of ups and downs, no matter who it is. The reasons are probably more complex than either the infertility or the mom issues, and Courtney and David are the only two who could really know what the real reason is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with RocketQueen. This is low. And miscarriages can add stress to a marriage - just like any tragedy adds stress to a marriage - but to blame it on that, I don't know, it seems kind of anti-woman.
ReplyDeleteI love gossip, but this is icky.
ReplyDeleteOn the comparison to Demi-Ashton, I would have to say: Before Ashton Kutchner, Demi Moore was a brat pack starlet partly famous for not talking to her mother after her mother's rape -- whereas Courtney Cox has always been bankable and in spite of whatever rumors has always been likable. There never was a palpable sense of goodwill toward Demi Moore, and twenty years of plastic surgery have only made her less likable, in my humble opinion. Courtney, ach, I love Courtney.
Poor Courtney. Having a miscarriage is devastating, and can definitely affect your relationship. There's only so much emotional pain and loss a person can take, and sometimes that deep psychological stress can begin to unravel your personal relationships. Having it happen seven times has to be unimaginably awful. Sad, but sometimes, you need a break from a person who you associate with that kind of pain.
ReplyDeleteIf the miscarriages helped lead to the separation, good god, let the woman alone. No one should be forced to have their tragedies rehashed in public.
i echo everyone on their privacy issues above,this is some dark sided gossip.
ReplyDeletei think probably after awhile David wanted to move forward with the life they have while Courtney was desperate for another baby. Very possible one could resent the other in time, especially when repeated tries end in heartbreak for all.
Goodness, if you do the math it means she probably had (on average)a miscarriage about every 1 to 1.5 years of marraige.
ReplyDeleteI had several miscarriages as a young woman and I was awful. I think they are despicable for reporting it.
ReplyDeleteYears ago she told Barbara Walters that she had had miscarriages before getting pregnant (this was right around the time of the last friends episodes.)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wee cute baba Coco is. I don't really think she looks like either one of them in a strong resemblance kind of way. She sort of has her own look (but I guess more like David if I had to choose).
ReplyDeleteSad reporting but what do we expect? There are no standards anymore.
_-_=_ my husband is infertile, that is why we couldn't have kids. The stats are around 40% of the time it is the man, 40% of the time it is the woman, and 20% of the time it is a combination or they don't know. My husband has a low sperm count, his sperm are immotile (don't swim) and they are deformed - or as I put it, the Unholy Triumvirate!
ReplyDeleteWe chose not to go through IVF etc because of the mental, physical and emotional toll. We had a very ignorant friend say that we mustn't have wanted kids because we didn't do those things. The person who said it has children. I wanted my marriage. I too have seen and heard about the stress and trauma from IVF not working and multiple miscarriages. Children leave home. My husband and I have a very strong marriage. If you wonder what you can say under those circumstances, tell them you are sorry and they would have made great parents (if you believe that). Someone said that to me and it meant the world.
i can't believe you or anyone is writing about this.
ReplyDeleteCourtney has been open about this in the past. She had at least 2 miscarriages before 'Friends' ended, and I was so impressed at her bravery in doing the fertility/
ReplyDeleteadoption storyline given that! I was really happy when Coco was born - she went through a lot to have her. I could see that being part of the reason for the breakup. She was having very serious adult issues, and he stayed a carefree boy. Over time, that would be hard to bear.
_-_=_ --- AMEN!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd amen to all here who think that unless she chooses to talk about this herself, this kind of stuff should be off-limits.
Coco is definitely an Arquette! Ha!
I can understand the mom thing. You spend a lot of energy raising a child and then you realize that you are married to one too. It can be very trying always having to be the one and only responsible grown up, and while you know they are like that and don't necessarily mind it most of the time--it can really skew your view on your love life.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I feel like I'm the only person in the world that is happy with just one child.
ReplyDeleteI think that marriages split up and there is never just one reason. I dont care why they split up and for good measure, I dont care why about Brad and Jen either.
ReplyDeleteUh Oh, Coco looks just like Alexis Arquette!
ReplyDeleteCoco is a cutie!
ReplyDeleteI highly doubt it was just about the miscarriages....
The PR depths these two are going to, to cover up their open relationship is shocking. They're alternating the pity party (him being upset at having a one-night stand, now this to make people pity her)It's been known for absolutely years that neither have been faithful.
ReplyDeleteWhen David was telling a story about eating dinner with Courtney one statement in the description was very telling but no one else seemed to pick up on it. "How many times have I told you not to eat so many carbs?" was a comment Courtney had made to David. This woman would "mother" ANY guy if you're comfortable making remarks like this. Ridiculous!
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