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This may not come as much of a shock but Anderson Cooper is a bit of a drama queen. I've been on the fence about this for a while and I've finally realized that he really loves himself and he loves getting attention for himself. What more could be expected from the son of a notable designer.

Anderson is now reporting from Beirut because evidently he hasn't experienced enough drama in his life from his trips to Somalia, Iraq, and the Superdome in New Orleans. I'm not even sure if this can be called reporting. It is difficult to understand if Anderson is covering the war crisis or covering himself in the middle of the war crisis. This is complicated even further by watching him dodging bombs through a night vision camera.

Anderson reportedly never travels without a handheld camera and laptop because he never knows when a news story is going to hit. Translation: he never knows when an opportunity is going arise for him to grab the spotlight. Anderson will somehow find a way to make every story about him. The Middle East crisis is now the "Anderson is not afraid to go right into the danger zone" story. Shouldn't the real story be about the citizens of these countries having to endure years of tension that has now resulted in bombings?

More from Michaelene Nordfors, after the jump.

• Kirsten Dunst endures the blistering heat in order to dress like a hobo. [x17online.com]
• Ann Curry claims she feels "as close as sisters" with "Today Show" replacement Meredith Vieira. Ann should take note of the View's recent ratings climb. Don't say you love Meredith--say you can't fucking stand her. Ratings bonanza, Ann! [National Ledger]
• Notorious star-fucker Amanda de Cadenet and her boyfriend, Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi, are pregnant with twins. Congratulations, I guess? [Dlisted]
• Left Behinds announced its Second Annual Hottest Gay Journalist in New York Awards. Anderson Cooper is somewhere crying in his Flirtini--he lost the number one spot this year to Christopher Bollen. [Left Behinds]
• The Velvet Hot Tub examines the Jamie Lynn Spears/Jay Leno connection [The Velvet Hot Tub]
• Kevin Spacey's film contracts allegedly include a demand for a ping-pong table. Is someone gearing up for a Forrest Gump remake? [ContactMusic]

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(Photo courtesy of x17online.com)

Anderson Copper has been spending some time at a New Orleans dive bar as of late. Thanks to our reader Kerry for sending this in.

The Coop was slumming it last night at Vaughan's, a genuine New Orleans neighborhood dive bar, right in the middle of one of the most dangerous/bohemian chic parts of the city, the Bywater. America¹s debauched Baghdad - the National Guard rattle around while we play the blues. And Bush might visit Baghdad more often but the ever-diligent Coop is down here every two weeks reporting as we chip away at the Katrina Patina.

Coop taped his show live from Vaughan¹s a couple of months ago, interviewing musicians, surviving locals and roller derby girls. Caught in the blur that any good New Orleans night becomes, Coop cut the roller derby girls interview shorter than their skirts. Monday he spent time apologizing to a long-legged innkeeper, who like the other roller derby hotties, is more used to men who want to see her moves. Vaughan¹s might be charming enough to become Coop¹s new underground favorite but, face it bar-lovers, it was the squad of cookie-cutter handsome men he bought along with him that kept that trademark twinkle in his eye.

In a recent interview promoting his memoir, "Dispatches from the Edge," Anderson Cooper spoke of a recent incident with an overly zealous fan that perplexed him.

According to an article in the New York Post, Anderson said:

"I was at a book signing in New York and a clearly deranged woman approached, and she had a book, and she said, 'I can't afford this book but please read the note,'" Cooper recounted. "Clearly, she was a schizophrenic. Anyway, she left, the book signing was done, and as I go into my car - I have a security guy and he puts me in my car - she's sitting in my car. And they close the door, and I'm like, 'Oh!'"

And here's the deal folks. Unless you're a celebrity reading this, or a party-hopping socialite like myself, you're not going to understand what this kind of violation of your privacy really feels like. I have to say that, unfortunately, I can totally relate to Anderson's dilemma.

One time, I came home and there was this guy in my bed. It was Saturday morning and I had been out for an early-morning run and I came home only to realize that this dude was watching early morning cartoons, just waiting for me to get home so he could have sex with me.

Granted, that time, it was my boyfriend. But still. It makes you think.

Is all this fame worth the price?

Giddy like a schoolgirl.

(via Queerty)

• Britney Spears shows heroic courage by returning to New York City after the near baby dropping incident. The world is abuzz that she dyed her hair to resemble Angelina Jolie. [Gawker]
• This is your last chance to save Bambi. No, she's not a Playboy Playmate, she's a cat. She's the only one not yet be adopted (from New York City) from the feline reality show Meow Mix. Come on people, do you part. [Mandy Stadtmiller, NYP]
• This is from the comment section on Rosie O'Donnell's blog. Did u see that Anderson Cooper and Clay Aiken and a few others had dinner @ Nobu? We were there! They had 2 other guests as well. My Q is: what do u dislike about Clay? Do u like Anderson? Rosie likes them both. I'm going to take a stab at this and say they were debating if Jessica Simpson or Scarlett Johansson had better breasts. [r blog]
• Barbra Streisand fans are not too happy with the singer. They are threatening to sue the singer for fraud. She billed her last concert as her "last ever" performances, and now she's touring again. [Dlisted]
• The 35-year-old R&B diva, whose latest album, "The Breakthrough," has sold more than two million copies, will perform two hits from that Mary J. Blige is coming to Llanview. The diva will perform two songs on the soap opera One Life To Live, on an episode that is set to air July 28. [AP]
• Is Jada Pinkett Smith slowly morphing into Tim Meadows? [omg blog]
• Kylie Minogue is due to resume her Australian Showgirl tour this November. "She is still getting tired on the odd day, but she looked fit as a fiddle," said Mr Gudinski, who is also a long-term friend of Minogue. Good news. [BBC]

Ah yes, sisters. Angelina Jolie revealed in her CNN interview with Anderson Cooper that there seems to be a little sibling rivalry between Zahara, whom Jolie calls "Z," and the newborn Shiloh Nouvell. However, Maddoxx, whom Jolie refers to as "Mad," is enjoying the new addition to the family.

(The sound quality isn't that great.)

"Mad loves her," Jolie said Tuesday on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. "Because when Z came home she was older, she was seven months old, so for Mad it's like having this tiny little pet he can just hold and look at. He's great."

But, she added, "Z's a little jealous, because she's still a little girl."

"I was kind of prepared to defend my other children," she said. "I was prepared to kind of give them extra love and attention, because something was going to be different about this new one."

Angelina: Zahara is Jealous of Shiloh [People]

In Angelina Jolie's interview with Anderson Cooper she reveals a few things about the birth of Shiloh-Nouvel. She was frightened until she heard Shiloh cry, and Brad was at her side during the whole ordeal.

The interview is set to air tomorrow evening on CNN at 10 p.m. ET. Reportedly, the Anderson Cooper interview was not part of the People magazine deal (Time Warner owns both People and CNN) as Jossip reported. Brangelina are said to be big fans of Coop and wanted to give him the interview.

"You know, because you're there for the birth, which I wasn't for my first two kids, you're just suddenly terrified that they're not gonna take a first breath," the actress says in an interview to air Tuesday on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, "That was my whole focus. I just wanted to hear her cry.".

"He (Brad) was in the operating room," she says in excerpts of the interview released to the Associated Press. "And we had amazing doctors. And everybody was so lovely."

Angelina also revealed during her interview with Anderson Cooper that she gives a third of her income to charity: "Yeah, well, I had a stupid income for what I do," she jokes.

Angelina Jolie: 'Terrified' During Birth [People]

Mmm. That stalking Angelina Jolie special on CNN makes much more sense now. Anderson Cooper has scored the first interview with Angelina Jolie since the birth of fashion icon Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. The interview was taped earlier this week in Los Angeles, and will be aired next Tuesday at 10 p.m.

We hear the interview took place in a hotel, but Baby Shiloh wasn't too far from her mommy. She and the nanny waited in the room next door.

It's no surprise that Shiloh was with her as Angelina is determined to be a real full time mom. "She has cleared her schedule of work and intends to be a hands-on mom. She even wants to learn to cook and do her own chores." Angie, 31, didn't want a nanny, leaving her to feed, dress, change and play with Maddox, 4, Zahara, 17 months, and Shiloh, born May 27.

Anderson Cooper Lands First US Angelina Jolie Interview [National Ledger]

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What happens when you mix Diet Coke with Mentos?

(via Just Jared)