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Kelly Ripa And Anderson Cooper Kelly Ripa and Anderson Cooper were photographed at the 11th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at American Museum of Natural History in New York City over the weekend. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Conan O'Brien And Anderson Cooper Conan O'Brien and Anderson Cooper were photographed at The Paley Center for Media hosts 'Fire and Ice: A Conversation with Conan O'Brien and Anderson Cooper' in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch 

Kathy Griffin Rosie Perez John Walsh Anderson Cooper John Leguizamo Eduardo Verastegui Tyler James Williams Sheryl Crow The stars were snapped at the eighth-annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City yesterday, Photos By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch 

Anderson Cooper Benedict Cumberbatch, star of The Imitation Game, John Leguizamo, star of Fugly!, Taye Diggs, star of Murder in the First, Christina Hendricks, star of Mad Men, Kelly Ripa, host of LIVE with Kelly and Michael, and Kathy Griffin, award-winning comedienne, will present at CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, hosted by Anderson Cooper. The star-studded tribute airs Sunday, December 7, at 8:00 p.m. ET, from The American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Morgan Spurlock, acclaimed filmmaker and star of CNN Original Series Inside Man, and Questlove, drummer for The Roots, executive producer of new music show SoundClash and member of The Tonight Show house band are also presenting in this year’s show. Each celebrity presenter will join one of the Top Ten CNN Heroes on stage to share their inspirational story. During the celebration, the 2014 CNN Hero of the Year will be announced. Quvenzhané Wallis, Oscars’ youngest Best Actress...

**** Star Dishes To HuffPost Live **** Kathy Griffin Comedian Kathy Griffin has talked openly about disliking Fox News, but she took it one step further on HuffPost Live , telling host Marc Lamont Hill that she finds Fox News even more irritating because her mother watches it, and that she used to Griffin "hate watch" the network for comedic material. Griffin: “The bane of my existence is that my 94-year-old alcoholic mother calls Bill O'Reilly her boyfriend... That's a bitter pill to swallow. And she thinks that Sean Hannity... delivers news.” Griffin also sounded off on her bestie, Anderson Cooper, saying, "I'm his personal war zone." Griffin: “He's terrified. He says that he sweats more with me on New Year’s on those risers in the middle of Times Square -- where one year I believe it was 13 degrees -- than he does in any war zone. And I take pride in that. I am his personal war zone. This is his w...

**** GO GET THEM GOVERNOR **** Jesse Ventura Anderson Cooper, Sarah Palin, and Bill O'Reilly have been critical of the jury's verdict in Jesse Ventura's recent lawsuit against the estate of Chris Kyle. Jesse Ventura explains that none of these pundits reviewed the actual evidence. He responds to these pundits on his podcast, "We the People with Jesse Ventura" available on iTunes and AdamCarolla.com . One of the biggest misleading points fueled by Cooper, Palin, and O'Reilly is that Jesse Ventura's award money is coming from Chris Kyle's widow, Taya. However, this is completely false. The insurance company for Chris Kyle's book publisher (HarperCollins) not only paid all fees associated with the trial, but will also be paying the full $1.8 million that the jury awarded Ventura.  Here's quotes from Jesse Ventura's response to Anderson Cooper: Anderson Cooper doesn’t know a thing about this case ...

**** GLADD TO BE GAY **** Anderson Cooper Patrick McDonald Milla Jovovich Mallory Hagan LuAnn de Lesseps Lilia Luciano Laverne Cox Kimberly Guiffoyle June 'Mama' Shannon Josh Elliot With Lara Spencer And Sam Champion Snooki Jenni  Farley Jake Spears Elvis Duran DJ Kiss Nigel Barker And Cristen Barker Carole Radziwill Bernadette Peters Avan Jogia Just about everyone came out for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City over the weekend. Photos By: Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

**** ANDERSON COOPER COMES OUT OF CLOSET Bitching By: James Edstrom **** Anderson Cooper I just read Anderson Cooper has come out as gay. Is it safe enough Anderson? I like Anderson, I have met and spoke to him many times at events around New York City. But it really kills me that all these famous people stayed in their safe closet for all these years, while the rest of us were fighting for gay rights. Now that we got them, all these celebrities are running out of the closet like they were always there for us. And the sick thing is, the gay community welcomes them with open arms, like they were always helping the cause. Cooper made the announcement in an email to writer Andrew Sullivan. "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," he wrote. Proud of what Anderson? Proud that by you staying in the closet, you were safe? Proud that so many gay kids over ...

  Anderson Cooper With Good Friend Elmo Get up and dance with your favorite Sesame Street friends as Warner Home Video (WHV) and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, release Singing With the Stars on DVD May 1, 2012 for $14.98 SRP. This delightfully musical DVD features performances that will educate children about the joys of song and dance with celebrity appearances by Alicia Keys, the Dixie Chicks, Andrea Bocelli and Adam Sandler! The Singing With the Stars DVD is a series of star-studded performances with songs focusing on encouraging children to feel good about who they are; boosting self-esteem and building self-confidence. Many of the segments also focus on task persistence, feeling proud, celebrating similarities and differences, and labeling and expressing emotions. Songs range from classics such as, “Furry Happy Monsters” with R.E.M. to the Emmy Award-winning hit, “What I Am” with Will.i.am. The DVD will also i...

Anderson Cooper Charlotte Ross Mary Louise Parker Soleil Moon Frye Shay Mitchell Debra Ann Woll Sara Ramirez Piers Morgan 50 Cent Curtis Jackson Emma Roberts Eliza Dushku Christy Turlington Chris Colfer Chaka Khan Sofia Vergara Laura Dern Annalynne McCord Liam Hemsworth With Miley Cyrus J.R. Martinez Brooklyn Decker The 2011 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California the other night. Photos By: RD / Orchon / Retna Digital