CNN's Anderson Cooper, the Vanderbilt Mansion and Cooper's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt. (Photos; Tulane, CNN, Douglas Elliman)
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Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, restaurateur and star of CNN’s “Parts Unknown was found dead this morning (June 8) in another shocking suicide of a celebrity who seemed to have life on a string. Only days ago, fashion icon Kate Spade committed suicide after battling depression. CNN, which hosted his travel show “Parts Unknown,” confirmed his death this morning in a statement....
Donald Trump’s sexual prowess may not be what he’s cracked it up to be–surprise! Playboy model Karen McDougal said she was hurt and insulted when the future president tried to pay her after they had sex for the first time. McDougal appeared on Anderson Cooper’s “AC360” for her highly anticipated interview about her 2006-2007 affair. Trump appeared to be comfortable paying for sex. ...
Kate McKinnon outdoes herself as White House mouthpiece Kellyanne Conway in a scary-funny take off on the 1987 movie thriller “Fatal Attraction.” Kellyanne goes psycho over CNN’s Jake Tapper to get back on his show. Until now, McKinnon has only played the character in brief supporting roles during Alec Baldwin’s portrayals of Donald Trump....
Hillary Clinton was grilled by Donald Trump, or a close facsimile thereof last night on “The Tonight Show.” Hil was at her affable best. Jimmy Fallon as The Donald was, well, hilarious. Clinton’s visit on the “Tonight Show” coincided with the Republican debate on CNN. She definitely got the better deal....
Awra Damon, a CNN senior correspondent who has reported from the Middle East’s war-ravaged reaches, allegedly waged drunken war of her own against two emergency medical technitions (EMT) at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, biting one or both of them in a violent melee. The allegations are contained in a lawsuit filed today (Aug. 4) by the two medical workers in New York County (Manhattan) Supreme Court. On the day of the incident, Damon was “seriously intoxicated” and “became unruly and violent,” according to court papers. ...
Dr. Drew Pinsky, who has been slammed in the past for making medical pronouncements about celebrities–without examining them–sparked new outrage after he animatedly declared during a television interview that Jahi McMath is dead. McMath, 13, suffered brain damage during surgery Dec. 9 to remove her tonsils, adenoids and uvula at Children’s Hospital Oakland....
Miley Cyrus’s dad, Billy Ray Cyrus finally weighed in on her controversial MTV Video Music Awards performance on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Live.” Like any dad, he provided some significant perspective on what Miley is doing and where she’s going. Although Cyrus drew a firestorm of criticism, much of it stemmed from people who continue to identify her as Hannah Montana, from her squeaky clean Disney show....
Prince William describes the birth of his son with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as his own bit of “shock and awe,” but says both he and his wife were sky high about the birth of a royal heir to the throne. The royal couple has been generous in making the baby available to the public. But William says any parent would be. He talked about fatherhood and his rascally son in a new interview with CNN. ...
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon camp it up in a new trailer for “Behind the Candelabra.” They play greatest gay lovers in Hollywood history as Liberace and his young loveer Scott Thorson. The relationship is both endearing and at times abusive....
Olivia Wilde, like probably half of America, was fed up with Justin Bieber’s on- and off-stage antics. “Put a fu*cking shirt on” she tweeted jokingly after photos of a shirtless Biebs hit the Internet. Unfortunately, the other half of America may be Bieber fans and they let her know it....
Anderson Cooper finally revealed what just about anyone who knows him, or has read about him already knows. He's gay. At 45, he finally chose to officially come out of the closet. But why now?...
Kirk Cameron is going through a few growing pains of his own. He ignited a firestorm of criticism after he took a strictly Biblical view of homosexuality during an interview, calling gay marraige “unnatural” and “ultimately destructive” to civilization. The comments, during an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, drew an immediate rebuke from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and a broader outcry through social media sites. He finally addressed the controversy on the “Today Show.”...
Kirk Cameron, who once starred on 1980s sitcom "Growing Pains," is feeling some pain himself today (Mar. 3) after homophobic remarks during a CNN interview, touched off a backlash among gay advocacy groups. Cameron, an evangelical Christian, ran afoul of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation after he called homosexuality "unnatural" and "ultimately destructive" to civilization....
John Stewart feeds on hypocrisy like a hurricane sucks energy from a warm sea. And Newt Gingrich’s surly response to a debate question about his ex-wife open marriage allegation sent Stewart off the scale....
Ryan Seacrest may have priced himself out of a job on "American Idol," the hit Fox show he helped pioneer. But with a salary estimated to be $15 million a season is that such a bad thing?...
Charlie Sheen is still on the offensive over his treatment by CBS, which cancelled his popular sit-com "Two and a Half Men," after his drinking, drugging, whori...
Playboy Playmate Crystal Harris, 24, believes age is just a number even if she’s separated from fiancée Hugh Hefner by a mere 60 years. He’s old enough to be her great-grandfather....
Kim Kardashian is sick and tired of people saying she has no talent and is famous for no reason. Kim says promoting a healthy body image is part of her brand, and it takes talent to market herself as well as she does....
CNN's replacement for Larry King, sure knows how to grind an ax. British TV personality Piers Morgan has barely taken over the job and he's already banned pop star Madonna from appearing....
Actor Wesley Snipes is praying for a miracle to keep him out of jail on a federal tax evasion conviction. Otherwise, he will head to the slammer for up to three years, starting Thursday (Nov. 9)....
CNN's Anderson Cooper (is he gay?) is picking a fight with actor Vince Vaughn over an off-color gay joke in Vaughn's upcoming movie "The Dilemma." Gay rights groups are also sure to pile on....
Samantha Geimer, who was just 13 when Hollywood film director Roman Polanski had sex with her, reiterated last night (Oct. 7) that Swiss officials made the right decision by freeing Polanski, despite his crime....
