Henrick Vartanian
In a report by Us Weekly, a third appearance by David Arquette on the “Howard Stern Show” was a real cause for concern. Arquette was rambling and racing his own thoughts, having an on-air meltdown, it seemed. This was his third time on the Sirius radio show since him and wife Courteney Cox parted ways in October.
Arquette was so shaken up it even concerned the unshakable host Howard Stern who at some point asked him “Are you having a nervous breakdown?” to which Arquette replied: “I believe so.”
With broken words in his trembling voice, Arquette admitted: “everybody is worried and concerned about me. I’ve been drinking a lot.” He said while adding that he has been making visits to a psychiatrist every week.
The drinking went from bad to worse as Arquette went on to recall a recent holiday party hosted by Adam Sandler where he did not even recognize Tom Cruise. “I was a little wasted. Someone says ‘Hi David!’ and I said, ‘Hi Sean! Then I realized it was Tom Cruise. And his beautiful wife [Katie Holmes] was there.” Explained the seemingly broken actor on the air.
“Tom was cool about it … I was so embarrassed. I was like ‘I gotta get the f— out of here.’” He clarified.
Since his split from wife Courtney Cox, 46, Arquette (39) said, “This is the hardest thing anyone has to go through. You wake up and the reality hits you.”
Father to 6-year-old daughter, Coco David Arquette also managed quickly to do a little rumor control by saying: “I [am] not messing around with Kelly Osbourne.”