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Anderson Cooper confirmed what most have suspected — that the CNN news anchor is gay. For years Cooper dodged questions about his sexuality. Cooper came out in a letter to friend Andrew Sullivan, a writer for The Daily Beast.
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.
Earlier this year, Cooper was ranked number six in Out Magazine's Power List, despite not publicly acknowledging his sexual orientation. As The Wrap points out, Cooper's announcement makes him the only openly gay news anchor on television.
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Alec Baldwin really hates tabloids and the paparazzi. If his recent run-ins with photogs didn't convince you of that then maybe what he told Vanity Fair what he wants to do to TMZ boss Harvey Levin will.
Baldwin told the magazine: I wanted to stick a knife in him and gut him and kill him and I wanted him to die breathing his last breath looking into my eyes.
It was TMZ that leaked the 2007 voice mail Baldwin left to his then-11-year-old daughter, calling her a pig.
But maybe marriage will change the actor. Just days after tying the knot, Baldwin deactivated his Twitter account, signing off with the message, "It's been fun."
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Happy birthday to Lindsay Lohan, who turns 26 today. The actress celebrated her birthday early over the weekend partying at the West Hollywood nightclub, but sources say Lohan partied sober. "There was a ton of alcohol at Lindsay's table, however she didn't appear to be drinking," said a witness. Could it be that Lohan has found wisdom with age?!
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Michael Jordan's adult son, Marcus Jordan, was arrested in Omaha, Neb., on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and obstruction. Police allege Marcus was intoxicated and arguing with two women and it took several officers to put him in handcuffs. Marcus plays college basketball for the University of Central Florida.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Kris Humphries says he "doesn't want one penny" from Kim Kardashian in the divorce settlement, even though KK is offering him a cash payout to end the marriage amicably. Humphries, however, is insisting Kardashian admit she married him under false pretenses, something her sources say she will never agree to do.
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Matt Lauer has been planning to leave the Today show when his contract ends at the end of 2012, but is reportedly in negotiations with NBC to stick around if his salary is nearly doubled from the $17 million/year he currently makes to $30 million.
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In an interview with Anderson Cooper to air this Sunday on 60 Minutes, Adele fires back at critics of her weight, saying, "I don't want to be some skinny mini with my tits out," and that all she needs to do is "stand there and sing." Earlier this week fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld said the singer was "a little too fat," then later claimed his comments were taken out of context and that he's a fan.
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Beyonce and Jay-Z have filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark Blue Ivy as the couple intends to use it as a potential brand name for a line of baby products, including carriages, diaper bags, and baby cosmetics.
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A rep for Macaulay Culkin is denying there is anything wrong with the actor and says he "is in perfectly good health" after a picture of the Home Alone star looking pale and skeletal aired on Entertainment Tonight.
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One day after Linday Lohan's new peroxided 'do was roundly mocked, Us Weekly reports Dina Lohan says both her daughters (LiLo and Ali) are telling her she's "looking scary" and needs a major hair makeover.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Don Cornelius who created the long-running musical variety show Soul Train — "The Hippest Trip in America" — was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home this morning. TMZ is reporting that law enforcement sources say it appears to be a suicide.
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Demi Moore made the cover of People with the inside scoop on her breakdown, caused by deep insecurity and the perceived need "to stay young and skinny to remain attractive to her husband," and "needed reassurance all the time that she was hot and sexy."
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Lindsay Lohan is apparently so spooked by the trespasser at her Venice Beach condo that she's moving out, and may move to New York. In the meantime she's living at the famed Chateau Marmont, where according to Radar she appeared "loaded" on Sunday night and was seen "going to the restroom with a male companion on numerous occasions." Could the unidentified man be Dennis Hopper's son Henry Hopper, who was recently spotted buying booze with LiLo?
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Scarlett Johannson's new mystery man has been identified as 38-year-old freelance creative and art director Nate Naylor.
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Madonna promises there will be "no nipples" at the Super Bowl halftime show, but she didn't say anything about not making out with Nicki Minaj, who will perform with her on Sunday. Madonna told Anderson Cooper the couple locked lips on her birthday after "a few sips of champagne."
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Speaking of Minaj, her rider demands for her entourage have been published and they include 3 12-piece buckets of spicy fried chicken, 12 cans of Red Bull (6 chilled, 6 at room temp), and 24 bottles of Snapple (12 must be Lemon Ice Tea, 12 assorted flavors).
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Hoboken mayor Dawn Zimmer announced the city's Film Commission has denied a permit for Snooki and JWOWW to shoot their Jersey Shore spinoff in their city, "based on protecting public safety and quality of life concerns for Hoboken residents."
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The first trailer for the Ron Howard-directed comedy The Dilemma opened with star Vince Vaughn making what would become a controversial joke. "Electric cars...are gay," Vaughn began. "Not homosexual-gay, but 'my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance-gay.'"
The joke was immediately criticized for its lack of sensitivity, most notably by Anderson Cooper during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The CNN journalist said "we've got to do something to make those words unacceptable 'cause those words are hurting kids."
Universal immediately issued another trailer, while the old trailer continued to play in theaters. "[The removal of the old trailer] has to happen on a theater-by-theater basis, and it isn't the kind of thing that happens instantaneously," a Universal spokesperson explained to The LA Times this week. "The new trailer will begin appearing in theaters this Friday and we believe at that time the old trailer will no longer appear anywhere."
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The Hope for Haiti Now telethon will be hosted by George Clooney in Los Angeles, Haiti-born singer Wyclef Jean in New York, and CNN's Anderson Cooper in Haiti. All donations will directly benefit The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, United Nations World Food Programme, Oxfam America, Partners in Health, The Red Cross, UNICEF, and the Yele Haiti Foundation. ReelzChannel CEO Stan Hubbard had this to say:
ReelzChannel and its parent company, Hubbard Broadcasting, have a strong commitment to public service. We are pleased to join our colleagues in the television industry to support the Hope for Haiti Now telethon. We have expanded our coverage to include an encore showing of the telethon and added special editions of Hollywood Dailies that will air before and after the telethon. On our network and on Reelz.com, we'll continue exploring opportunities to integrate Haiti recovery efforts into our other programming.
The special one-hour editions of Hollywood Dailies include coverage of preparations for the telethon at the CBS Studios, celebrity reactions from red-carpet premieres and the Sundance Film Festival, and a look at Hollywood's past efforts to raise money in times of disaster.
On Friday, January 22, the programming lineup on ReelzChannel is as follows:
7 PM ET (4 PM PT) - Hollywood Dailies
8 PM ET (5 PM PT) - Hope for Haiti Now
10 PM ET (7 PM PT) - Hollywood Dailies
11 PM ET (8 PM PT) - Hope for Haiti Now
1 AM ET (10 PM PT) - Hollywood Dailies
Posted 01.20.10 by reelz