娱乐英语新闻:Courteney Cox, David Arquette on "trial separation"

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) --The 11-year-couple of Courteney Cox and David Arquette has been separated for several months alreday, according to TMZ Tuesday.

The pair said they have agreed to a "trial separation" but remain married while they work through the reasons for their split.

A couple of months ago, "Friends" star Cox, 46, addressed the years of rumors about their relationship during an interview with InStyle.

Courtney Cox Arquette (L), and husband David Arquette pose for photographers as they arrive at the sixth annual American Film Institute Associates's Platinum Circle Award ceremony to honor members of the Arquette family in Los Angeles, California May 10, 2006

"We've done couples therapy in the past. We're not lazy about our marriage. We have the same arguments we've had for years."

The couple met on the set of 1995's horror blockbuster "Scream" and will also be seen together in the coming fourth installment, "Scream 4."

They have a 6-year-old daughter, Coco.

In a joint statement released by their representatives, the pair asked that "our friends, family, fans and the media...show us respect, dignity, understanding and love at this time."