Okay, so that explains it. It’s also hard to fault him completely because he was trying to be helpful, at least. It’s probably safe to say that David Arquette won’t have as much of an influence over Gale’s ‘do when Courtney Cox returns alongside him in Scream 5. The actors divorced in 2013 — though, he told ET, they stay in touch as they co-parent their children, and he’s looking forward to sharing the screen with her again.
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