Anderson Cooper interviews his 87-year-old mother, actress/author/painter/fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt, who had a very exciting life marked by the tragic suicide of her 23 year-old son Carter Vanderbilt Cooper back in 1988 (watch interview preview video below).

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In the interview that airs on Monday (September 19), Gloria recalls that the tragic day Carter decided to take his own life by jumping off the 14th-floor terrace of Vanderbilt’s New York City penthouse apartment.

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Gloria tells Anderson, “When he went … I thought he was going to come back, but he didn’t. He let go, and there was a moment when I thought I was going to jump over after him.” She adds, “I thought of you and it stopped me from [jumping].”

Anderson, who was only 21 years old at the time, clearly sees his mother as a source of inspiration. “You have survived so many things,” he says. “It hasn’t made you tough. It hasn’t hardened you. You’re still open to experience and open to new loss and open to new heartbreak and to new love.”

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You heard that right, folks.  The Silver Fox is now…Orange.

Although CNN’s Anderson Cooper once refered to Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi as a, “freakishly tan, beer-guzzling, juicehead-hugging, muscle-loving, Botero body, pint-sized money-making machine…” he seems to have resigned himself to the fact that, in the game of TV ratings Snooki is queen – and thus, should be the first guest on his new daytime TV show, Anderson.

Snooks and AC (as I will now lovingly refer to Mr. Cooper) met at New York City’s Beach Bum Tanning.  The frighteningly pale Anderson awaited the MTV starlet’s arrival like a little kid waiting for the school bus on the first day of school.  His face a mix of emotions – excitement, eagerness and of course, a subtle hint of dread.

While AC and his crew got ready for their turn in the spray tan booth, bed, stall – who knows…  Snooki decided that she would take this opportunity to get her teeth whitened.  And why not?  No one else’s time is valuable.  Go ahead, whiten away.

After 20 minutes of waiting, Anderson began the “painting” portion of getting a spray tan, during which, a lovely orange-colored fellow painted on muscles to “accentuate” AC’s naturally buff physique while Snooki looked on, licking her chops.

Snooks and AC closed out the segment by promising to be tanning buddies for life and doing belly shots off each other.  Orrrr, they sort of just said goodbye, in just the way you’d expect – super awkwardly.

CNN Anderson Cooper was one of the victims of an angry pro-Mubarak mob in Cairo, Egipt earlier today, Wednesday (February 2)- more details HERE. The 43 year-old journalist tried to explain the incident on CNN’s American Morning (watch video below).

Anderson Cooper Attacked By Pro-Mubarak Mob In Egypt

“The crowd kept growing and throwing more punches and kicks and trying to grab us,” said Cooper.

“It was pandemonium,” he went on. “There was no control to it. Suddenly, a young man would look at you, and then punch you right in the face. The instinct is to try to punch or push back, but you really can’t in a situation like that. That inflames the crowd even more. All we could do was walk as quickly as possible and stay together and seek a safe location.”

And CNN’s crew found a safe location on the roof of a building near Tahrir Square. Anderson explains the crew was trying to reach a neutral location, where they could do their job, when they were stopped by President Hosni Mubarak’s supporters, who clearly did not want the cameras to capture the moment.

“We were trying to make our way to the no man land,” he said, referring to a neutral location between the opposing groups. “We never made it that far. We were set upon by pro-Muburak supporters punching us in the face.”

He said one attacker “tried to break his [cameraman's] camera… they didn’t want any pictures taken. Frankly, we weren’t even taking pictures with the big camera. I was using a Flip camera, which they didn’t notice.”

“But the big camera – they were trying to grab it. We immediately started to turn around because we realized the situation would get very bad very quickly.”

Anderson Cooper also took to his Twitter to keep his followers and fans updated on Egypt’s situation.

Anderson tweeted, “Got roughed up by thugs in pro-mubarak crowd..punched and kicked repeatedly. Had to escape. Safe now. Its getting really bad in front of egyptian museum.”

“Thanks for tweets of concern..I’m sore and head hurts but fine. Neil and mary anne are bruised but ok too. Thanks. Covering ongoing #egypt violence, and editing video Neil and I shot of the attack on us. #ac360 10p”

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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was attacked by a mob of President Hosni Mubarak’s supporters in Cairo, Egypt earlier today, Wednesday (February 2). According to CNN producer Steve Brusk, Anderson was “punched 10 times in the head as pro-Mubarak mob surrounded him and his crew trying to cover demonstration.”

The 43 year-old journalist still had the time to cover all the events for CNN’s live blog, describing the attack and their escape to a roof of a nearby building. Anderson claims the mob pushed, shoved and punched the CNN crew in the head, but, fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.

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In Egypt, the situation is starting to get out of control as violent confronts between protesters against President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for more than 30 years, and pro-Mubarak supporters.

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Comedian Kathy Griffin dropped the F-Bomb during CNN’s Annual New Year’s Eve Countdown with Anderson Cooper for the second year in a row on Thursday (December 31, 2009). CNN had to publicly apologize for Kathy’s dirty mouth in a statement, saying they “regret that profanity was used during our New Year’s Eve coverage”.

Kathy and Anderson were discussing the Year’s biggest scandals when Kathy joked about how to pronounce the Balloon Boy’s name, Falcon Heene. “F**king Heene”, Kathy said to which Anderson responded “You are terrible!” (watch video below). But dropping F-bombs was nothing compared to the teasing her co-host about his sexuality and how he needs to “get out of the closet”. Who is CNN kidding? CNN loves Kathy!

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CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper is about to come out of the closet, finally announcing he is gay, proud and looking for a house so he and his gay lover, NY gay bar owner Ben Maisani (photos below), can move in together, according to the National Enquirer.

“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 said.

“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.”

Anderson and Ben first met a few years ago but were reintroduced earlier this year and have reportedly been dating for the last eight months. Anderson feels confident enough about their relationship that he is not one bit concerned about his secret being revealed.

“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.”

The lovebirds do everything together, share the passion for horror movies, good wine and photography, and have even spent a very special vacation in “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.”

The 42 year-old, who wanted to be a serious news anchor instead of being labeled the ‘gay anchor’, is finally considering sharing his life with someone (Ben!) and is ready to face the consequences.

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