When Tea Leoni and David Duchovny first got together back in the mid-'90s they were considered to be quite the Hollywood power couple. She had her own sitcom on NBC and David was killing it on Fox's hit show The X Files. Somewhere along the way things fell apart once Leoni's career hit a lull and David checked into rehab for an admitted sex addiction in 2008. They pulled things back together for awhile before splitting permanently in 2011. Leoni has stayed incredibly quiet about her relationship with David until a recent interview.

"I'm not playing stupid — I understand feelings can get hurt and things can get icky," says Leoni in the Sept. 21 issue of Parade. "We've had our moments like that. But these kids are too important, and he feels the same way. I know it. He's a good guy."

She also explains that in spite of divorcing this past June she considers their bond to be permanent and they work hard to create a good environment for their kids. That's probably why David Duchovny and Tea Leoni were recently spotted together on the beach looking super cozy. So many celebrity couples go their separate ways and a nasty custody fight follows. It's kind of refreshing to see these two actually manage to play nice and nurture a real friendship so that they can really co-parent well together.

In the same interview Leoni discusses the kids trying to run games and play them against each other and how it only worked for about a minute. It's sad to see a family fall apart but in this case it sounds like maybe they did it in order to really fall into a better situation together. Readers, what do you think?

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