Divorce can be tough, but we don't often hear celebrities acknowledge how hard it can truly be. We definitely don't hear them talk about what those painful breakups did to their kids. But David Arquette just totally opened up about his split with Courteney Cox and why he still feels badly about it in relation to his daughter.
During a conversation with The Guardian, David was asked which person in his life he would most like to apologize to. He responded, "My daughter, Coco, because divorce is so difficult."
It's a really brave statement to put out there, because divorce does impact kids, despite the best efforts of the parents. Having David air the guilt he has over what he and his ex put their daughter through is refreshing. But ya know what? Parents are people, too. They make mistakes. The best thing we can do is acknowledge them.
David and Courteney divorced back in 2013. So he's definitely had some time to heal from what the couple went through and to look at how it may have hurt their daughter, Coco. Still, many parents don't ever acknowledge how their painful moments impacted their kids.
Surely, it had to be tough. Coco was only 6 years old when David and Courteney split in 2010. It took the couple some time to move on, but they made a ton of effort into being a great co-parenting team.
"We're co-parents to our daughter who's 16 so we have a really great relationship," he told People last year. "We're friends, and we've communicated a lot because of Coco." Of course, that kind of relationship doesn't happen overnight.
"There's difficult parts, especially through the teenage years," he continued. "There's a lot of emotions and feelings. We've just had — not an easy time with it, we've just been really open and supportive of each other. So it’s made for a friendship and relationship that is out of respect."
Courteney definitely has warm feelings towards her ex these days, too. "The thing is David and I love each other so much and we get along so well," she explained when speaking with ET about the filming of Scream 4. "I love him so much. We are the closest of friends."
When Scream 5 was announced, David said he was looking forward to working with her again on-screen, too. "We always love working together," he said to ET. "She's an incredible actress, so it'll be fun to bring these characters back to life and see where they're at. Co-starring's the easy part."
Anyone who has done it knows that co-parenting takes tons of effort. And it's not without its ups and downs. Sometimes things are going great, and other times you get caught up in old patterns. But it's always nice to hear exes acknowledge that they didn't figure it out right away, because, well, they're human.
The fact that Courteney and David did have a tough divorce makes it even more admirable that they put in the effort and made things work. Now David has two other children with his wife, Christina McLarty, and has a beautiful blended family. Courteney meanwhile, is dating singer and songwriter Johnny McDaid.
