Apparently, Anderson Cooper is Gay and Ready to Come Out
I started reading this article in the National Enquirer about how Anderson Cooper is very serious about his current love interest and how the two are thinking about moving in together. Disappointed, because Anderson Cooper makes the news a sin in my books, he’s so damn hot, I read on. His love interest is a man and the two have been very serious for about 8 months. I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t heard this ‘Anderson Cooper is gay’ rumor before, much less that he was serious about someone. But then I learned that apparently, no one knew about this because Cooper kept his sexuality on the very down-low. But, this Ben character that he’s seeing, has apparently changed all that and now Anderson is ready to go public with Ben. From the National Enquirer,
“CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has found love with the buff owner of a gay bar – and pals say the couple is moving in together.
The award-winning newsman, 42, has been quietly seeing 36-year-old New Yorker Ben Maisani for the last eight months, and they’re now house-hunting, The ENQUIRER has learned.
“Anderson has found his ‘Mr. Right’ in Ben. Their relationship is so solid they want to move in together, and they’ve been looking at Manhattan real estate,” a longtime friend told The ENQUIRER.
The two met briefly years ago, and were reintroduced earlier this year, according to a CNN insider. They recently vacationed at a romantic resort in Jaipur, India – the Rambagh Palace – where their opulent $3,200-a-night room had views of the gardens of the former Maharaja palace.
“I’ve seen Anderson have crushes before, but he’s been telling pals that this is the real thing,” said the CNN source. “He plans to sell his condo and move in with Ben. They looked at an old firehouse in Greenwich Village that Anderson wanted to convert into a residence.”
While he’s widely considered one of TV’s sexiest newsmen, prematurely gray Cooper has long been the source of gay speculation. With Ben’s love and support, he may finally come out of the closet, the friend said.
“Anderson firmly believes that media members should keep their personal lives private, but for years he’s dropped hints that he’s gay,” the source said.
“Now that he’s with Ben – who is certainly not shy about his sexuality – Anderson is seriously considering publicly acknowledging his sexuality.”
Ben co-owns a raunchy gay bar, the Eastern Bloc, and while he’s in fantastic shape, he’s also an intellectual who was the valedictorian of his Hunter College graduating class in 2000, the source said. The two share a love for horror movies, good wine and photography, friends say.
“Anderson and Ben do everything together. They bike and work out at the gym,” said the source. “They also like to have intimate dinners alone and with friends.”
Meanwhile, the relationship has delighted their friends. “Anderson says Ben is the first guy who he can see sharing his life with,” said the CNN insider.
The source added: “Up until now, Anderson has refused to comment on his sexuality. He wanted to be a serious newscaster – not ‘the gay newscaster.’ But Anderson cares so much about Ben that he’s ready to change his attitude. That’s what love will do for you.”
I don’t think Anderson Cooper needs to worry about not being taken seriously as a newscaster. There’s extensive footage of him right in the fields during time of war, natural disaster, and whatever other horrors most of us only see in our nightmares. The news that he’s gay does come as a surprise to me and I have to say, I’m disappointed. Not because he doesn’t like women, but because he’ll never have an interest in me. Because really, that’s the only thing standing in our way.
Do I just live in a cave that I only recently found out that Neil Patrick Harris is gay? I found out before I read snippets of his interview in Out Magazine and then that interview confirmed it. I have to say, this is really too bad for me as I find him one of the hottest actors around. Even if the Harold and Kumar movies weren’t as hysterical as they are, they’d be worth watching just for him. And how can you not want to be one of Barney’s many girls on How I Met Your Mother? I also love watching him when he’s being himself too such as when he’s co-hosting with Kelly Ripa on Live with Regis and Kelly or when he’s playing with contestants on Million Dollar Password.