Los Angeles ? Courteney Cox and David Arquette announced Monday they have been separated for some time but said they remain committed parents and “best friends.”

The actors released a joint statement announcing what they are calling a trial separation.

The statement was released shortly after In Touch Weekly reported the couple’s split.

Cox, 46, and Arquette, 39, met on the set of the film “Scream” in 1996 and married three years later. They have a 6-year-old daughter together.

While the pair are inserting some space into their personal lives, their careers remain intertwined.

Cox and Arquette are costarring in the fourth installment of the “Scream” series, which is due out next year.