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...and puts the decidely UN-openly gay Jodie Foster and Anderson Cooper on the cover of their "The 50 Most Powerful Gay Men And Women" in America issue. And makes Perez Hilton #17 and doesn't include Lance Bass. Oh, the humanity!

When New York did a "Gay Life Now" issue in 2001, only seven of the forty prominent New York gays asked to pose for the cover were willing. Those big shots may have been gay, and they may have been out, but it just wouldn't do for them to be gay and out on the cover of a magazine. "There was a time when the closet was a necessary safe haven," our pal Maer Roshan, who edited the issue, wrote in an angry 2,000-word essay. "But now, it exists as an anachronistic monument to shame. It's time for our public figures to stop hiding in there -- and for journalists to stop helping them." Six years and a month later, maybe at least that second part has come true.

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Anderson Cooper got sold like a piece of steely gray-haired taut meat in a charity auction. To a guy. I'm wondering if this was totally uncomfortable since we're all pretty sure he's in the closet cause he wants to be there, and if it's made Anderson hate charity for rubbing it in that he's not out.

Anderson Cooper, one of New York's most eligible men, appeals to both genders. When a lunch date with the CNN anchor went on the block at the Puck Building the other night at the benefit for Bailey House, which helps AIDS victims, British bachelor Oliver Hicks bid aggressively and won the date for $21,000. Hicks, who shuttles between New York and Los Angeles, runs production company North Six. "The invitation allows him to bring a companion, but I have a feeling he will go solo," said one source. "Anderson is cute," said Hicks.

21K? That's it? "I have a feeling he will go solo." Will he turn to Mr. Hicks and be like "Ok, here's the deal. I'm not out, because CNN needs the hayseeds in the Midwest to keep tuning in. So I'll spring for dinner and let you blow me. How's that? But sign this first."

It's not just the women who get all giddy over Fashion Week, the men represented as well. The male celebrities took in a number of shows: From Russia With Love, Marc Jacobs, Jon Varvatos, Diane von Furstenberg, and Baby Phat. Who was the most stylish of the men? JC Chasez was dressed exquisitely!

Many more photos (Lenny Kravitz, Russell Simmons, Anderson Cooper, Mario Vasquez, Justin Theroux, JC Chasez, Carson Kressley, Andre Leon Talley, Rod Stewart, David Byrne and J. Alexander) of the men who attended Fashion Week, after the jump.

Fox News is bagging on Anderson Cooper by comparing him to Paris Hilton . Ouchie. A recent magazine ad features Cooper from behind being photographed by the paps, and the copy reads "Meet the Paris Hilton of Television News". Double ouchie. Once you get the moniker of cheesy in TV journalism, you're kinda over. Compare Peter Jennings to Geraldo Rivera. CNN combats the marketing mischief via their spokesbitch:

A CNN flack called Fox's ad an "act of desperation because Greta's audience has been eroding and 'Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees' is getting closer. This is a sign they are starting to panic." The rep also denied CNN had spent tens of millions to hype Cooper, but wouldn't say what it has doled out.

At this point Anderson should just let all his stuff from a storage locker get released to the public, and be photographed pretending his tampon is a blunt that he's smoking. Ok, I know he doesn't use tampons. But the brotha is gay, right? Doesn't he date like feminine-looking hipster dudes from Brooklyn? If he isn't and doesn't he should, he's sorta cutesy in a J. Crew give you a reach around running for class president kind of way.

In case Anderson Cooper harbored any doubts as to the level of commitment CNN was investing into their partnership, the news channel recently presented to Cooper the business equivalent of switching its MySpace profile to "in a relationship" and using an image of the two of them kissing in a photo booth as its main profile pic. Reuters reports:

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has reportedly signed a new contract with the network, guaranteeing him at least $4 million per year. The new deal with Cooper, host of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," would more than double his previous salary and allow him to continue in his side role as a contributor to the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes."

I really need to learn from Anderson Cooper, who clearly knows how to negotiate. Unfortunately, "A Socialite's Life," offered me a free subscription to three of my favorite tabloids, and I was already liberally handing out BJ's before the offer had even hit the table.

Cooper is CNN's $4 million man [Reuters]

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...and headlines are made. From Page Six of the New York Post;

ANDERSON Cooper was friendly at a Brazilian airport on Friday. "Hi, I'm Anderson," he said to the "attractive" man standing next to him at the flight connection monitors in the Salvador terminal, a spy told The Post's Braden Keil. The 25ish fellow was wearing a tight T-shirt, cut-off shorts and an earring. According to our witness, the unshaven, solo-traveling CNN star chatted for 20 minutes with the stranger before the fellow had to say goodbye and board his flight to Rio.

It's no George Michael getting some action in a public park, but we'll take what we can get at this point.

HELLO, STRANGER [Page Six | The New York Post]

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• I love Anderson Cooper myself, but this isn't something that I would have thought of doing. [Gawker]
• Would you like to have an Alessandra Ambrosio picture moment? [Hollywood Tuna]
• A Britney Spears candid flashback. [IDLYITW]
• Pete Doherty gets fined. [PopSugar]
• "Prison Break" comes up with some interesting promo items. [Just Jared]
• Rosie O'Donnell interviews the Dave and Mary from "The Amazing Race." You'll get choked up. [MollyGood]
• A Sylvester Stallone history lesson. [CityRag]
• Gwen Stefani dresses her son in the cutest way. [PITNB]
• "Hostel" returns for a second round. [dlisted]
• Paris Hilton wants a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I vote no. [Hollywood Rag]
• Some vintage Sienna Miller photos. [Egotastic]

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• There might be trouble in the picture-perfect Reese Witherspoon/Ryan Phillippe marriage. Reese was allegedly overheard whining to Ryan, "I don't know what you mean by saying I am embarrassing you, how could you say I am embarrassing you?" [BWE]
• Good news for the Irwin family. The daughter of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin has been given her own television show on the Discovery Kids Network. [SG]
• The many facets of Anderson Cooper's hotness have finally been examined. [Gawker]
• Human rights organizations aren't the only ones bummed about Madonna's recent acquisition of a new baby; sources say hubby Guy Ritchie doesn't think the adoption was a good idea. [Hollyscoop]
• "Apprentice" season one loser Omarosa looks different lately. Hmm... [Popbytes]
• Nicole Richie's friends claim they're worried Paris Hilton is partying too hard with Nicole. If bony Nicole keeps this up, she might snap in half. [Celeb Warship]
• Kimora Lee Simmons apparently has milk. [Teddy & Moo]

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• Could Anderson Cooper and Campbell Brown be coming to the CBS "Early Show?" That's the rumor. I wouldn't mind a little Anderson Cooper in the morning. [FOX411]
• Look who was spotted together the other day. I'm sure that Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey were just catching up on old times. [x17online]
• David Letterman will be with us for another four more years. He'll even be around for when Jay hands things of to Conan. That should make for an interesting showdown. [AP]
• Why is Tom DeLay interested in "Dancing With the Stars?" He sent out a mass e-mail to his supporters urging them to vote for country singer Sara Evans, who "represents good American values." Just plain bizarre. [Page Six]
• It's good to know that Boy George "quite enjoyed" his New York City street cleaning stint. "I was treated really nicely, it was worth it." Maybe he's found himself a new career. [BBC]
• Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is adamant about eating healthy, especially when it coming to packing your kids lunches. "If you're giving your young children fizzy drinks you're an a***hole, you're a tosser. If you give them bags of crisps you're an idiot. If you aren't cooking them a hot meal, sort it out." He's got a point. [Mirror]

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• A landlord evicted Pete Doherty from his London apartment. It's okay though, he doesn't really need the apartment; he can bounce back & forth between rehab and a park bench for his remaining days. [Splash]
• Cate Blanchett makes for an alarmingly accurate Bob Dylan. [The Superficial]
• Madonna had an unfortunate hunting experience. A bird she shot landed dying at her feet. "The bird really suffered. Blood gushed out of its mouth. I haven't shot since." Despite suffering this trauma, Madonna accepted £10,000 a day from hunters wishing to shoot pheasant on her property. Oh, Madge. [SG]
• Best Week Ever examines Suri Cruise's silly emo haircut. [BWE]
• I guess Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell won't be sunbathing together in St Tropez anytime soon: Tyra scheduled an interview with the assistant Naomi allegedly beat with a cell phone. [Starpulse]
• And you thought space camp was awesome: while most college kids his age were playing beer pong, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper started training to be a spy. [Gawker]
• Singer Patti Smith reminisced to the New York Times about her friend, artist Robert Mapplethorpe. The interview came on the heels of the London exhibit of Mapplethorpe's work from the time he and Smith shacked up. [Towerload]

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