Anderson Cooper

As an accomplished newsman, Anderson Cooper is probably used to reporting from volatile parts of the world. But he may have gotten more than he bargained for when a bomb went off during a live report from Gaza City on Sunday.

Anderson Cooper, also known as the Silver Fox, came out as gay in an email to columnist Andrew Sullivan that was published on The Daily Beast today. His announcement took Twitter by storm and ‘Anderson Cooper’ is now trending on the site. The tweets are mainly lauding him, or confidently stating that they weren’t surprised. Many quote Cooper, saying, “there is value in standing up and being counte

Ending years of speculation, Anderson Cooper announced this morning that, yes, he is gay. Read on for his official comment and why he decided now was the right time to publicly come out of the closet.