‘Cougar Town’ actress tells Harper’s Bazaar , ‘I’m his biggest protector.’ By Eric Ditzian Courteney Cox Photo: MTV News Following the news last fall of their separation after 11 years of marriage, Courteney Cox mostly laid low while David Arquette made a habit of calling into radio shows to talk about his sex life. On the rare occasions when Cox does open up about Arquette, she’s made a point of defending him in the face of his often-bizarre behavior. “If you didn’t hear the Howard Stern interviews and you just read quotes, I’m sure it seemed out of context, crazy,” the actress said in a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar . “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 was dealing with things the best way he could,” she added. “He’s not out to harm. But I’m his biggest protector. I can’t help it.” As she continues to protect Arquette the best way she knows how, Cox is adamant that she won’t be jumping back into a relationship anytime soon and shot down speculation that she’s involved with “Cougar Town” co-star Brian Van Holt. “I have no desire right now,” she said. “I’m not saying never. It just seems weird. I don’t even know how that would happen or how you meet people. I really don’t like to go out. I’m not great at small talk. I like to go to dinner with people. I don’t like to go to parties. There’s a sign on my forehead: EXITING SOCIAL LIFE, ENTERING INTO ISOLATION. “The thing is, when you get older, it’s more about compatibility than it is about love,” she added. “I think it’s more about needing just a kind of peace and stillness. I’m kind of all over the place, and I need grounding. I want to be calm. I want to change a lot. I want to live not outside but inside. It’s nothing with David; it’s just what I’m searching for.”

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Courteney Cox Says David Arquette Is ‘Not Out To Harm’