March 15th, 2011 at 12:02 pm by
Anne
Courteney Cox graces the cover of Harper’s Bazaar in their April 2011 issue. Within the pages, the usually quiet cougar opens up about estranged husband David Arquette and the depth of their relationship.
She talked about the decision to separate:
“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.”
And of course there is the Howard Stern interview that David, 39 phoned in for. Most women would be pissed with their husband, but Courteney, 46 keeps it quite classy and understanding:
“If you didn’t hear the Howard Stern interviews and you just read quotes, I’m sure it seemed out of context, crazy,” she explains. “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,” she says. “He was dealing with things the best way he could. And don’t get me wrong, he was on a show for entertainment. David is smart, and David is also a showman. He knew what he was doing.” She pauses. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I don’t think he’ll be doing more Howard Stern any time soon. He’s not out to harm. But I’m his biggest protector. I can’t help it.”
And as for David getting it on with a coctail waitress:
“He absolutely did nothing that wasn’t in the boundaries of what we set for our separation, so there’s nothing to judge,” she says. “I may not have known about it, but that’s the only difference.”
And don’t worry about calling her a Cougar. She will not be offended in the slightest:
“Most guys aren’t that mature, are they? They just don’t think the way we think.” She does admit, “I thought I had always been a little bit of a cougar with David.” “I don’t find the whole cougar word that offensive,” she says. “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.”
Is she not the coolest woman ever? She’s always been so together and real. That’s very admirable in the crazy business that she’s in.
For the rest of the interview you can visit Harper’s Bazaar.
