Today in celebrity news: Sean Parker's fantasy Game of Thrones wedding plans progress, Prince Harry is in the East making everyone tingly, and Jaden Smith wants out.
Anderson Cooper, Vanderbilt scion and part-time Michael Phelps swim buddy, is being approached by NBC to replace Matt Lauer by the end of this year, reports Deadline's Nellie Andreeva: "I hear NBC toppers recently reached out to CNN’s Anderson Cooper to replace Lauer on the show before the end of the year."
Welcome to the beginning of the end of Alex Trebek. The struggles of Matt Lauer at the Today show have gotten the rumor mill in full gear, with Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, and Dan Patrick now in the mix. Let's examine the possibilities.
Today in viral videos: the world's most intrepid news host giggles his way out of a big Yeti scare, proof that your local weatherman is more immature than a fifth-grader, and 50 misconceptions that will ruin your world.
Today in celebrity gossip news: ScarJo might be getting hitched again if a big ring is to be believed, Justin Bieber goes partying in London, and Anderson Cooper whoops it up in Brazil.
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The busy life of Anderson Cooper is going to get a little less busy: the giggle-prone, newly out, silver-fox anchor's daytime talk show will not have a third season, the New York Times' Bill Carter reports.
Michael Brutsch, a 49-year-old man who posted on Reddit under the name Violentacrez until Gawker's Adrian Chen outed him, went on Anderson Cooper 360 to defend himself on camera for the first time.
Today in celebrity gossip: Jennifer Aniston is a spinster no longer, Anderson Cooper might soon be single, and Miley Cyrus gets a new hairdo.
After Anderson Cooper's perhaps-not-so-shocking announcement earlier in the day Richard Lawson wondered if the anchor had orchestrated his coming out in the "right way."
Yes, we're still trying to process exactly how Anderson Cooper stole the day's news cycle by giving us the most obvious news ever. What's interesting, though, are the many ways journalists and the Twitterverse tried to break the news to millions of people who already sort of knew it.
As the gay community and its allies have long been encouraging him to do, sometimes gently and sometimes a bit more forcefully, CNN news anchor and talk show host Anderson Cooper came out of the closet today. But did he say it the right way?
After years of rumor and speculation about his sexuality, CNN anchor/reporter Anderson Cooper has ended speculation in the most understated way imaginable
Anderson Cooper scored the first in-depth interview with Chen Guangcheng since the blind Chinese activist arrived in the United States last weekend, and the first thing in CNN's teaser for tonight's show is Chen's absolute relief at just being able to go outside.
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New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with drinks, chinese food, noise makers and confetti and sealed with a kiss at midnight, but some celebrate differently, like by kissing Lady Gaga, clashing with cops, burning cars in Hollywood and stripping on CNN. Welcome to 2012.
NBC is already lining up replacements for Matt Lauer, Soledad O'Brien's new morning show may launch without a title, and more Kate Middleton pregnancy talk.
Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show, Anderson, which recently featured segments such as "Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong" and "Hoarders & How to Free Your Life From Clutter," is one of the newsier shows the FCC has ruled a bona fide news program.
Turmoil behind-the-scenes at Anderson, Charlie Crist gets heckled by his wife's ex, and Scarlett Johansson can't believe somebody's dating her ex-husband.
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Plus: Mitt Romney wants Steve Wynn's endorsement before next week's Vegas debate
Anderson Cooper might be making fun of you, but is he a cyber bully?
Plus: Anderson Cooper's syndicated talk show debuts Monday
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Plus: an open mic reveals Madonna's real feelings about hydrangeas
The former New York governor's "In the Arena" is no more
You can't really get more Oprah-like than that
The tweets that got our week off with a "Huh?"
This was not the best news cycle to try and pick a fight with a minor celebrity
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