Courteney Cox, David Arquette confirm split

Friends star Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette have split after 11 years of marriage.

The two have been separated for several months but remain friends, US celebrity site TMZ reports. The couple, who have a six-year-old daughter named Coco, finally went public with the split after photos surfaced showing Arquette with another woman, triggering rumours that he had been unfaithful. "The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner," the Hollywood couple said in a joint statement.

"We are comfortable with the boundaries that we have established for each other during this separation and we hope that our friends, family, fans and the media also show us respect, dignity, understanding and love at this time as well."

But sources have told TMZ that the couple may not divorce — and may still reconcile their relationship. Arquette, 39, was reportedly photographed with 28-year-old waitress Jasmine Waltz, who gained notoriety for punching Lindsay Lohan on Lohan's birthday at an LA nightclub in February.

Waltz, an aspiring actress, has previously been linked to Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. Cox, 46, the star of Cougar Town, revealed she and Arquette were in couples therapy in the August edition of InStyle magazine. "It's easy for people to just coexist, especially when you have such different interests and work lives," she told the women's fashion magazine. Cox and Arquette have maintained a professional relationship, starring together in the latest sequel to the cult Scream movies, due for release next year.

The pair met on the set of Scream in 1994 and were married in 1999.