Anderson claims he and his team were trying to get to a spot in between the two sides of protesters in Tahrir Square when they were attacked as TMZ.com reports. 

Cooper claims the mob tried to break his team’s cameras because they didn’t want to be on film. The violence escalated and men began to punch members of the CNN news crew in the head.

Anderson said, “The instinct is try to punch back … but in a situation like that you really can’t because that just inflames the crowd all the more … so all we could do is just try to walk as quickly as possible, stay together and seek a safe location which is where we are now.”

Oh my. It’s a tough & scary job, someone has to do it. Stay safe.

the photos of Anderson with Kathy Griffin were taken at Times Square on New Year’s Eve

photos: WENN

Universal Pictures was quick to tell the press that in no way did they intend to upset the gay/lesbian community with the word. However, after Cooper emphasized how sensitive homosexual issues have been in the news these days the company decided to remove the word.

Anderson Cooper (who is rumored to be gay) appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show (who is a lesbian) and said that such words are “hurting kids.”

What do you think? Should Universal have taken the word “gay” out of the trailer.

Photos: Fame

more Anderson and Speidi after the hop…

Anderson Cooper said on his CNN news show (via usmagazine.com) that Heidi‘s performance was a “fresh way to embarrass herself.” Rather hilariously, after she thanked God he snarked: “If God had the time to work on this production, if this is the best God can do, then we’re all in trouble.”

Spencer, who rather valiantly steps it up for his lady responded:

“Between health care, the CIA interrogation techniques and the economy, I think it’s funny how the Silver Coyote spent four minutes discussing someone who he claims to not know exists,” he tells Us, adding that Cooper is “trying to get a piece of Speidi’s fame.”

Note to Anderson: please don’t respond. You will just make it grow bigger.

Photos: Bauer Griffin

More pics after the skip…

It started out when Anderson co-hosted Live With Regis & Kelly with Kelly Ripa.  he made the remark about her ‘reality show:

“After describing the pair’s reality series Living Lohan as a “trainwreck”, Cooper claimed that Ali “looks to be about 60″. He added: “She allegedly wants to be a singer and/or actor-slash-performer of some sort, striptease person, I don’t know.”

So, what does any regular mother do, Dina Lohan fires back in an INTERVIEW with OK! Magazine.  She doesn’t have a rep issues a statement or contact Anderson directly, she goes to a media outlet.  She says:

“People are just cruel! This is bad karma for him.”

That’s all she got?  Actually, I think she said more, but it wasn’t print worthy.  Anderson fires off yet another statement about how Dina caught the show…:

“because she was out clubbing and it’s on early in the morning. So she was probably just rollin’ home.” He went on to say that he “feels bad”for Ali Lohan, since she is being robbed of her childhood. 

Does he have a legitimate point or is this way overblown?

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