Anderson Cooper and boyfriend Benjamin Maisani split after nine years

Us Magazine ^ | Mar 15th 2018 | NICHOLAS HAUTMAN

[MarvinStinson]

Anderson Cooper is a single man. The CNN anchor and his boyfriend, Benjamin Maisani, have called it quits after nine years together.

“Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago,” Cooper, 50, said in a statement to Us on Thursday, March 15. “We are still family to each other, and love each other very much. We remain the best of friends, and will continue to share much of our lives together.”

The best of friends, indeed. The journalist and the 45-year-old nightclub owner, who were first linked in 2009, attended a benefit for the Windward School in New York City on Saturday, March 10, and were spotted together again at their home in the Big Apple’s Greenwich Village neighborhood three days later.

The news comes amid rumors that Cooper has already moved on and begun dating a 33-year-old doctor named Victor Lopez. The Daily Mail reported that the pair were first seen together at a hotel in Dallas in December and have since traveled to cities including New Orleans and Boston. Lopez has reportedly shared a series of photos with the TV host on his Instagram account, which is now private.

Cooper came out as gay in July 2012 after giving his friend Andrew Sullivan permission to publish an email that said, in part: “It’s become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain aspects of my personal life for so long, I have given some the mistaken impression that I am trying to hide something – something that makes me uncomfortable, ashamed or even afraid. This is distressing because it is simply not true.”

The Anderson Cooper 360° anchor continued at the time, “The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”

[farming pharmer]

“Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago,” Cooper, 50, said in a statement to Us on Thursday, March 15. “We are still family to each other, and love each other very much. We remain the best of friends, and will continue to share much of our lives together.”

The thread heading really needed a 'barf' warning. Excuse me while I go grab some Compazine...

[Blue Jays]

"...boyfriends..."

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The matching ivory/green sneakers is fabulous.

[a fool in paradise]

Why the F didn’t they get married?

Never were that committed, were they.

Screw cultural Marxists.

[OldMissileer]

It’s the Gerbils, I think

I would think Gerbils as they could use the tails as a handle to pull them out.

OK, that was gross but funny. :-)

[Secret Agent Man]

To Anderson Cooper: I so don’t care about your sodomite living.

[Trillian]

I can only imagine how many side pieces they had between them for all those years. Homosexuals are not monogamous.

[grey_whiskers]

I think I’m going to blow chunks,

Wrong verb for this thread, dude.

[OldMissileer]

Pooper is 17 years older than the Doctor. According to the libs, doesn't that make him an even bigger pervert than he already is?

They tore up Judge Moore for age discrepancies that were smaller than that.

[MtnClimber]

I am sure Ronald Reagan will make sure they all get AIDS. Oh, wait, they did the risky behavior themselves.

[Gay State Conservative]

They’ll run into each other,no doubt,at the rectal syphilis clinic.

[MarvinStinson]

Right in the tail end of New York Fashion Week, the new Hell’s Kitchen gay bar from Ben Maisani, Atlas Social Club, opened up earlier this week with a bang and a fantastic group of celebs in attendance.

Anderson Cooper fulfilled his boyfriend duties and attended in support, bro’ing out with Andy Cohen in their casual tees. They were joined in the crowd of the dimly lit bar (filled with lounges, plush sofas and wallpaper made from vintage fitness magazines) by Alan Cumming, Ellen Barkin, Kelly Ripa and hubby Mark Consuelos, Eve, and everyone’s favorite EGOTer, Whoopi Goldberg, who chatted about the bar the next day on The View saying she had a marvelous time.

[Trillian]

Chunk is not amused.

[jyo19]

This is so goddaman gross. I think everyone should be able to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own home but just listening to US Weekly try to act like what these two do is in any way compatible with human biology is just gross to see.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

It’s a line from a very old joke.

;-)

[MarvinStinson]

Putting their heads together.

[madison10]

Sort of gross.

[Kickass Conservative]

Why does the Poster behind them make me chuckle?

I’m surprised the PC’ers who decorated that Bar missed it.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Wow. This is serious stuff.

[PLMerite]

Not Safe for Work, pets, small children or snowflakes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quqGKDqi3Yw

[MarvinStinson]

Good grooming is important.