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David Arquette: I acted like a child

18th April 2011

(Cover) - EN Showbiz - David Arquette says he is sick of acting childishly.

The 39-year-old actor split with wife of 11 years Courteney Cox Arquette, 46, in October and dealt with the separation badly.

The Hollywood star best known for his role in the popular Scream franchise - gave several bizarre interviews, talking about his sex life with Courteney and saying he feared he was having a nervous breakdown.

David was also seen on a number of wild nights out before he decided to seek help. He completed a stint in rehab for alcohol and depression issues earlier this year, and now says he is ready to stop discussing his marital problems.

"I went through a really hard time, and my way of dealing with it was just to blow it all up," he told People. "I did act childish[ly], but at the same time I had to I was really hurt. It was hard for me to deal with this, but what I had to do ultimately was step back and take a look at myself."

David added that he wanted to share his side of the story when the news broke of the pairs split. He says that he wanted people to hear his honest account of the situation.

"All of this started because there are lies out there a lot of the time, and I wanted to be honest and speak my mind," he told Us magazine. "Now it's evolved into so much, but we have a movie that came out yesterday and it's on people's minds I guess."

David says he is now turning his back on sharing candid details of his marital problems. The actor says he is aware the media became saturated with information related to the split.

"I'm sick of it myself," he added. "I think I'm trying to talk about it so much so you guys get sick of it." (C) Cover Media

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