CNN’s Anderson Cooper to Marry Gay Boyfriend? Adopt a Child?

We’ve all heard the rumors.

We didn’t want to believe them...

But it turns out that CNN journalist and host Anderson Cooper may be ready to marry his gay boyfriend.

Copper has hinted about his homosexuality but has never really come out and addressed it directly, although he has appeared in “Out” and “The Advocate” Magazines.

Over the last several years Cooper has been linked with gay club owner Benjamin Maisini, and is frequently seen out in public riding bikes and shopping around New York. The two own an old renovated Fire House on Long Island - fire pole included.

Anderson, 44, is the son of wealthy Gloria Vanderbilt but has always wanted to make a go in television on his own merits – and not those of his rich parents.

But the National Inquirer is reporting that mama Gloria has all but outed the couple saying,

“Anderson and Ben are in love, but they were on the verge of breaking up. Between Anderson’s dangerous work assignments and Ben’s crazy hours at the club, the guys reached an impasse.”

They also say that Gloria worked hard to bring the two back together after they almost broke up. She says all she want’s is for Anderson to be happy and settle down with Ben and adopt a child.

When asked his sexuality in an interview Cooper responded,

"I understand why people might be interested. But I just don’t talk about my personal life. It’s a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life. The whole thing about being a reporter is that you're supposed to be an observer and to be able to adapt with any group you’re in, and I don’t want to do anything that threatens that."

Cooper has discussed openly that he would like to adopt a child but says the lack of time and his career prevents him from doing it now.

And poor CNN - they may be in a bit of a PR crisis these days as just last week anchorman Don Lemon admitted that he was gay – not that there is anything wrong with that.

Were pretty sure CNN doesn’t want a whole lot of attention drawn to them because of their correspondents sexuality – ratings are low enough already.

Not that there is anything wrong with that…

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Ellen DeGeneres Supports Gay Marriage - Donates $100,000

First it was Brad Pitt. Then Steven Spielberg. Then others.

Now it's Ellen DeGeneres' turn to show her support for the defeat of California's proposition 8.

The original gay marriage bill passed earlier this year may be repealed - again banning gay marriage in the state.

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According to the a "No on Prop. 8" spokesperson, Ellen's cash will go to fund a media advertising campaign targeted at encouraging those in California to vote NO on the ballot initiative, which looks to define marriage in the California Constitution as "A union between a man and a woman".

Ellen's ad campaign will take her public plea, which she released Tuesday on the "Ellen" web site, to television stations in California where she will try to convince people to vote down the proposition.

Ellen married her long time lesbian partner Portia de Rossi earlier this year just months after California began allowing same sex marriage. Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have vowed to tie the knot by Christmas.

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While the "No on Prop. 8" staff would not provide details about the dollar amount Ellen donated, a spokesman for GLAAD said she gave $100,000, the same amount as Brad Pitt who was the first Hollywood celebrity to contribute.

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Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, also gave $100,000. Pete Wentz and the rock band "Fall Out Boy" has donated $50,000, as did T.R. Knight.
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Top 10 Openly Gay Female Hollywood Celebrities

Last week we revealed our top ten openly gay male celebrities list. The response was so overwhelming that we had to follow with our list of female gay celebrities.

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With Proposition 8 floating around California there has been increased interest in gay and lesbian celebrities, and how this legislation may impact them.

Many are publicly stepping up to the plate to help support the amendment, and more are working behind the scenes.

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We know there are others not on the list, but these were the gay and lesbian Hollywood female celebrities we felt have had the most influence in one way or another. You be the judge.


Lindsay Lohan
Her on again off again lesbian affair with DJ Samantha Ronson has climaxed with Ronson's announcement this month that she will marry her long time friend, and Lohan admitting the two are officially dating.

Cynthia Nixon
"Sex And The City" co-star, in a relationship with another woman since 2003, talked openly about her life during a press tour for the 2008 movie.

Ellen DeGeneres
Came out in real life in 1997, and at the time, DeGeneres' lesbian relationship with actress Anne Heche made them a hot "celebrity" couple until their split in August 2000. Ellen is now married to Portia de Rossi.

Portia de Rossi
Starred in "Aly McBeal", "Nip/Tuck" and "Arrested Development". Came out in 2005, now married to Ellen DeGeneres.

Amanda Bearse
Best known as the prying neighbor Marcy Rhodes in the trendy sitcom 'Married: With Children' (1986-1997). Her first significant acting job was on the daily soap opera 'All My Children' (1982-1984).

Rosie O'Donnell
When President Bush first proposed a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in 2004, the comedian and television host immediately flew to San Francisco and married her long-time gay partner. The mayor of San Francisco temporarily granted gay marriages after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that anti-same-sex sodomy laws were unconstitutional.

Suze Orman
Financial advisor, writer and author announced in February 2007 that she was gay and had a life partner. She is best known from her CNBC financial advice program.

Mary Cheney
While not a movie-making celebrity, the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, has been the subject of disdain from both ends of the political spectrum.

Melissa Etheridge
Grammy award-winning musician, singer and gay rights activist, who came out during the Clinton inauguration in 1993. Etheridge's gay partnership with Julie Cypher made them parents to two children: Bailey Jean, born February 1997, and Beckett, born November 1998, via a sperm donation from David Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Fannie Flagg
The television personality was romantically linked with author Rita Mae Brown who later exposed their homosexual relationship. Brown was also once the romantic partner of tennis legend Martina Navratilova. Flagg wrote the book "Fried Green Tomatoes", which later became a hit film.

Runners Up:

Lily Tomlin
The actress and comedian's sexual orientation was an open Hollywood secret for many years. Although she has gone through periods where she refuses to talk about her private life, she sporadically speaks of her sexual orientation in a matter-of-fact, and casual way.

Chastity Bono
Gay rights, human rights activist and the daughter of Sonny Bono and Cher. She was exposed as gay by Star magazine in 1990, fourteen years after she became a household name when her parents regularly featured her on their popular television series 'The Sonny And Cher Show.'
Suspected Runner Up:

Ellen Page
After a lesbian tainted Saturday Night Live skit, and refusing to answer the big question several times, rumors began swirling that Ellen Page was gay. Although we can't confirm this, nor has Page commented publicly, many suspect the actress will someday announce her true nature.
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Spielberg Donates $100,000 To Support Gay Marriage Proposition

Steven Spielberg is the latest power player and celebrity financial donor to rush to the fight against California's November ballot initiative that would overturn the state Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.

Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8.

Also known as the Marriage Protection Act, Proposition 8 would amend the state constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman. If passed, it would overturn the court decision that made the state only the second in the country to legalize gay marriage.

In a statement to reporters, Spielberg said:

"By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has no place in California's constitution, or any other."

Last month, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated the same amount to the cause, and other celebrities have quietly donated funds behind the scenes. The Knights of Columbus, in support of the marriage ban, weighed in with a $1-million contribution in favor of Prop 8.

This amendment could have an impact on celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, who recently married her lesbian partner Portia De Rossi, and George Takei, Star Treks Sulu, who also married his long time gay boyfriend. Other openly gay celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have announced they would like to marry by Christmas.

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