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Uh, so Anderson Cooper showers in his underwear at the gym. He's afraid of people getting pictures of what he's twerking with. Do they make boxer briefs you can shower in? Wait, don't you want to scrub those areas after you've been sweating it up at the gym? What's the point of showering? I have so many questions about this story.

You can't be too careful, especially when you're high-profile anchorman Anderson Cooper. Cyber gossip Janet Charlton reports the white-haired CNN star regularly works out at the Equinox gym in the Time Warner Center, where he attracts a lot of attention from hard bodies of both genders. "So he takes precautions," Charlton reports. "Everyone knows camera phones are easy to smuggle anywhere, so sensible Anderson reportedly showers in his underwear. Boxer briefs, to be exact."

Well, at least we know he's not one of those go down on guys in the steam room kind of gays. We all know those guys. But I still have a lot of questions about....damn. Nevermind.

• Good news for Anderson Cooper: the CNN anchor snagged a $50 million contract with the cable news outlet. [Gawker]
• After a short vacay in LA, Kate Moss was back in London last night, and appeared to be covered in a mysterious white substance. [CW]
• Everyone's favorite dysfunctional couple reunited again; Pam Anderson and ex-husband Tommy Lee took their VD to a Hawaii beach for a family vacation. [WeLoveCelebs]
• Watch out, Nevada: MTV announced plans to reunite the original cast of The Real World: Las Vegas in their former home at the Palms Casino Resort. [EB]
• According to OK! Magazine, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn have hooked up again. The former couple reportedly reunited at Vince's 37th birthday party. [TheBosh]
• The question on everyone's mind today: was Sanjay wearing a fake mustache last night on American Idol? [ICYDK]

...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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