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Times Square to watch the ball drop and countdown to 2024 or celebrating with family and friends with champagne and confetti at a party, New Year’s Eve is the time to leave the past behind.And there’s no better way to take in the upcoming 365 days than to watch a medley of TV specials commemorating the last day of 2023. From Dick Clark’s annual “Rockin’ Eve” special to best buddies Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper giving hilarious drunk commentary on CNN, there are plenty of shows to tune into on Dec.

and Ashley Judd bonded over talking about the suicides of their beloved family members.Judd was on Wednesday’s episode of Cooper’s CNN podcast, “All There Is with Anderson Cooper,” to discuss the death of her mother, Naomi Judd, who died by suicide in 2022.Cooper’s brother, Carter, died by suicide in 1988 by jumping off the terrace of his mother Gloria Vanderbilt’s 14th-floor Manhattan apartment. He was 23.Judd said that her mother’s death was “traumatic and unexpected because it was death by suicide and I found her.”Still, she told Cooper she was “so glad” that she was there.“Even when I walked in that room and I saw that she had harmed herself, the first thing out of my mouth was, ‘Momma, I see how much you’ve been suffering and it is OK … I am here, and it is OK to let go.’ ““And she heard you?” Cooper asked.“Oh, she heard me,” Ashley replied.

network imposed a ban on drinking alcohol last year.Cooper, host of “Anderson Cooper 360°,” and “Watch What Happens Live” host Cohen, made sure to be on their best behavior when they both downed shots of tequila while on air.The topic surrounding CNN’s alcohol restriction was brought up within minutes after going live from Times Square at 8 p.m., when Cohen, 55, asked Cooper, “Does daddy get his juice?”“Speaking of traditions, it’s the top of the hour. We’ve been here for seven years doing this, and for most of those years, well, at the top of the hour we typically have a toast,” Cohen goes.

Cohen replaced Kathy Griffin as Cooper’s co-host.)After years — and countless juicy moments — of alcohol-enhanced airtime, former CNN CEO Chris Licht explained in 2022 that on-camera drinking corroded the network’s and their employees’ credibility in the eyes of the public.“New Year’s Eve Live” viewers, however, seemed to care about the lack of liquor: 2023’s programming averaged 2.1 million viewers compared to 3.7 million the year prior.Ahead of 2024, fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert tried to pry the news out of the co-hosts: Will they or won’t they be drinking this year? Cooper replied, “I think you’re going to have to tune in to see.” He later joked that sober Cohen wasn’t “any less embarrassing.”As folks at home await the results of Cohen’s plea to reverse the alcohol ban, take a look back at his and Anderson’s funniest moments on NYE so far. After it began raining on the co-hosts and Cohen properly protected himself, the Times Square Alliance — who provides security and is one of the coordinators of the event — told him to get rid of his umbrella.

Dr. Frankenstein of Bravo knows what he needs to power up. Andy Cohen has reportedly begged CNN to allow him and Anderson Cooper to drink while hosting the network’s annual New Year’s Eve broadcast on Dec.

angel of music. Anderson Cooper went viral on TikTok Friday after he appeared to be caught off guard when a song from “The Phantom of the Opera” began playing at a Donald Trump rally in South Dakota.The reaction came while Cooper, 56, was speaking live to CNN’s senior national correspondent Kyung Lah when the ominous notes of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical — which recently closed on Broadway — as well as a high-pitched scream can be heard blasting throughout the auditorium. Reacting to the sudden change in music, Cooper can be seen struggling to focus on Lah, who continues to power through her segment unperturbed.“Is that,” interrupts Cooper, unable to keep a straight face.

Anderson Cooper is remembering his brother, Carter, on the 35th anniversary of his death.The 56-year-old CNN anchor took to Instagram to share a set of photos of Carter, then a child, starting the slideshow with a black-and-white photo of the pair. Anderson also included two solo shots of his older brother — one of him as a kid and a photo of Carter as a teen.«It is 35 years today since my brother, Carter Cooper, died.

Andy Cohen maintains that he and longtime friend Anderson Cooper are not interested in a romantic connection, the 52-year-old Bravo host isn't opposed to any kind of tryst with the 54-year-old CNN anchor.While joking around during an appearance on Sherri Shepherd's self-titled talk show,, Cohen opened up about the possibility of a threesome with Cooper.«We could have some good threesomes, me and Anderson,» Cohen quipped. «That is what it would take because we are truly just friends.»He added of the CNN journalist, «We've gotten so much closer over the years, and I just love him to death.»Cohen noted that he enjoys «being part of a duo» professionally with Cooper, discussing their collaborations on TV and touring the country.«We just have so much fun.

daytime talk show. While bantering about threesomes and dating, Shepherd said, “I threw in Anderson’s name because you guys get along so well together.”Cohen then interrupted, joking, “We could have some good threesomes, me and Anderson.” He continued, giving some more insight into his longtime friendship with the 55-year-old journalist.

Andy Cohen knows what Anderson Cooper's sexiest body part is. During a segment on , Cohen asked his pal shady questions, one of which was what the newsman considers to be his sexiest body part.«I have no sexy body part,» Cooper answered, but Cohen was quick to disagree.«Yes, your eyes,» Cohen, 54, told his friend.

Kelly Ripa has worked with several co-hosts in her reign on daytime TV, most recently Ryan Seacrest, who sits alongside her for Seacrest, 47, joined the show in 2017 following Michael Strahan's feud-filled exit, and the pair seem to get along well. But on Thursday's Ripa, 51, was asked by some fans who her second picks for co-host were at the time. «It's so much a deeper discussion, and it has so little, actually, to do with me,» Ripa said of the selection process, which took a year before Seacrest was chosen. Referencing her longtime friends and fellow TV personalities, Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper, Ripa said, «I love my ACs, of course, but they have jobs.» She also mentioned her actor husband, Mark Consuelos, saying, «My MC I love, but he had a job too.

Anderson Cooper is opening up about his most important job — being a dad to sons, Wyatt, 2, and 7-month-old Sebastian. The 55-year-old CNN anchor was a guest on on Wednesdayand shared some sweet details about the brother's relationship.«It's going great,» Cooper said, noting that he was «very concerned» about how his toddler would adjust to being a big brother. «I had this whole thing where I got attacked because I sort of intimated to you that Wyatt and I were kind of mocking Sebastian when he cried,» he told Colbert. «Wyatt's great,» he continued.

All There Is with Anderson Cooper,” and looked back at some painful memories.The news anchor shared how the passing of his father, Wyatt Cooper, in 1978 and the suicide of his older brother Carter a decade later, both had a profound impact on him.“Both of their deaths really changed me forever,” Cooper explained about losing his family. “I feel like a shadow of the person I was or was meant to be.

Andy Cohen is struggling with some major parenting envy. The 54-year-old Bravo host is keeping it real when it comes to his life as the father of 3-year-old Benjamin and 4-month-old Lucy. Cohen recently documented his struggles with Benjamin in a series of Instagram videos about his tantrum-filled vacation.He later shared a funny video of himself and his longtime pal, Anderson Cooper, walking down the street with their sons. «So Anderson, I'm dealing with major mood swings and irrational temper tantrums.

Anderson Cooper is getting candid about his sexual awakening! Over the weekend, the host joined his friend, Andy Cohen, for a special edition of his SiriusXM show, e, where he dished about the moment a naked Richard Gere helped him realize he was gay.  Cooper shared that at the age of 11, he joined his mother Gloria Vanderbilt’s friend, Paul Jasmin, and his boyfriend for a production of, which tells the story of a gay man in 1930's Berlin. Cooper revealed that it was Gere’s opening scene that changed his life.

Anderson Cooper has a new perspective on Father’s Day! On Sunday, the CNN anchor shared a series of new pictures featuring him and his 2-year-old son, Wyatt, and got candid about celebrating the holiday, although his father is no longer living.  “For much of my life, Father’s Day was the day i avoided, pretending it didn’t exist, or that i’d forgotten what day it was,” the host wrote next to a series of pictures of Wyatt eating ice cream while sitting on his shoulders.  “The pain of remembering was just too great.

Anderson Cooper shared an adorable series of images for his oldest son's birthday on Wednesday, including a full family pic with Benjamin Maisani and baby Sebastian.«Wyatt is two years old today!» the 54-year-old CNN reporter captioned the post. «It is hard to believe.» A post shared by Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper)Cooper also shared some of his favorite things about Wyatt. «He is sweet and funny, kind and caring,» he wrote.

Anderson Cooper has tested positive for COVID-19. The CNN anchor took to his Instagram Story Monday night to share the news. «Just tested positive for COVID,» Cooper wrote alongside a photo of him at home, in bed.

Anderson Cooper wants to build a bond between his sons, Wyatt, who is almost 2, and Sebastian, 8 weeks. However, the 54-year-old journalist doesn't think that forcing the two boys together is the way to go. «I was really worried about this. When I was growing up, when I came, my brother was like two years and four months older and every childhood photo I have is I'm very happy as a little baby and my brother's chewing the inside of his lip,» Cooper quipped about his late brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, during an appearance on.

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper's sons may have just pulled off the most adorable April Fool's joke ever!The host took to Instagram on Friday and posted a picture of his 3-year-old son, Ben, and the CNN anchor's almost 2-year-old son, Wyatt, taking over the famous Bravo set.Ben looked adorable sitting in his father's chair while donning a blue flannel shirt, emerald green corduroy pants and brown shoes. Wyatt sported a denim coat over his grey sweatshirt and sweatpants.

Anderson Cooper's two sons, Wyatt and Sebastian, are already forming a sweet bond! The 54-year-old CNN host opened up about his almost 2-year-old son, Wyatt, interacting with his newborn baby, Sebastian, during a recent appearance on . «He cannot say Sebastian. He calls him Luke,» Cooper revealed.

Anderson Cooper, 54, and his former partner, Benjamin Maisani, 49, have taken amicable co-parenting to a whole new level! On Feb. 11, Anderson announced during CNN’s A360 broadcast that he and Ben – who co-parent their 22-month-old son, Wyatt – are now proud fathers to a second son, Sebastian Luke, who was born earlier this month via surrogate. HollywoodLife has spoken EXCLUSIVELY to a friend close to the two men, who said that the recent birth of baby Sebastian has “strengthened their bond” as “lifelong partners” like never before.

Anderson Cooper has a surprise for us: he just welcomed a second baby to his family! The CNN anchor made the announcement on his show, Anderson Cooper 360, on Thursday, sharing the exciting news about Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper.

Anderson Cooper is a father of two!The CNN anchor revealed on Thursday during his show that he welcomed another child, Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. Cooper is also father to son Wyatt, whom he welcomed via surrogate in June 2019. «I wanted to start out with some good news, which also happens to be very personal news,» kicked off his announcement, recalling the early 2020 «dark days of the pandemic.» «These are the pictures I showed of Wyatt then, taken just days after he was born.

Andy Cohen remembers «getting smashed on CNN» when he co-hosted a New Year's Eve special with Anderson Cooper, but the Bravo star admits having zero recollection about giving then-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio a sarcastic sendoff.The 53-year-old host made the revelation Wednesday night on after Jimmy Kimmel suggested he'd love to see Cohen and Cooper host next month's Oscars. Why? Kimmel got a kick out of watching Cohen's booze-fueled rant on CNN that instantly went viral.«I was laughing my a** off,» quipped Kimmel, to which Cohen replied, «We had so much fun.

Kathy Griffin still has some hard feelings when it comes to her former friend, Anderson Cooper, and his pal,Andy Cohen. Cohen replaced Griffin in 2017 for CNN's New Year's Eve show, following her controversial photo holding a fake severed head of then-president Donald Trump. “I wasn’t canceled,” Griffin, 61, said in a new profile, «I was erased.» Griffin admitted in the profile that she «hate-watched» Cooper and Cohen's recent New Year's Eve antics.

“Late Night with Seth Meyers” Monday when talk turned to Vanderbilt, who died in 2019. Vanderbilt was a famed heiress and a prominent painter who held critically acclaimed exhibitions over the span of several decades.

will lift off and head skyward on October 12 in the same capsule used by billionaire Jeff Bezos back in July. And in a laughter-filled interview with “AC 360°” host and chronic giggler Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, the infamously phallic shape of Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket arose in the discussion — and a tawdry turn took flight.Shatner confessed that, until Cooper played a clip of it, he hadn’t seen “all that fire and brimstone” when the Bezos-carrying rocket took off over the summer.

Anderson Cooper and his late mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, were nothing short of «amazing.»The CNN anchor recalled spending time with his mother weeks before she died while chatting with best friend Andy Cohen at the 92nd Street Y to talk about his new book, «We had an amazing last couple of, last week or two together...We would just lay on her bed and hold hands,» Cooper shared this week.

passed away from stomach cancer in 2019 at the age of 95.The conversation was broadcasted on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy on Tuesday. “We had an amazing last week or two together.

Janel Parrish attended the Shiseido Blue Project’s West Coast beach cleanup at the U.S Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California, in partnership with World Surf League PURE We Are One Ocean grantee WILDCOAST.Doja Cat rocked a glam hairdo on the red carpet at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards created by celebrity hairstylist Jay Stay Ready, who used a variety of Joico hair coloring and styling products. Jennifer Hudson's makeup artist Ernesto Casillas teamed up with QMS Medicosmetics to prep

Anderson Cooper's son, Wyatt, may only be one years old, but the 54-year-old TV host is already thinking about his future. On Monday's episode of the podcast, Cooper got real about his financial plans when it comes to the toddler, revealing he's taking a page out of his mom, the late Gloria Vanderbilt's, parenting book. “I don’t believe in passing on huge amounts of money.

Anderson Cooper opened up about the extreme measures his mom was willing to take in order to see him become a father. During a Thursday night appearance on the 54-year-old TV journalist said his mom had offered to be a surrogate for him when she was 85 years old.

is already in contract — after hitting the market just last month. It was asking just $1.12 million, with maintenance fees of $4,311 a month.Heiress, artist and fashion designer known for her skin-tight cigarette style of jeans, Vanderbilt died in 2019 at age 95.

Anderson Cooper, 54, has a very special man in his life: Benjamin Maisani, 48. The CNN anchor dated Benjamin, an NYC-based bar owner, from 2009 to 2018, during which they enjoyed what seemed to be a blissful relationship. And even after they broke up, the two stayed apart of each other’s lives in a major way: Benjamin has been helping Anderson raise son Wyatt Cooper, whom Anderson welcomed via surrogate in April 2020. Talk about friendly exes!

she’s in the fight of her life against cancer.The 60-year-old was in surgery today to remove a tumor from her lung, two weeks after she got the shocking diagnosis — made even more surprising because she has never smoked.The comedienne broke the news in a detailed post on social media Monday morning, writing: “The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung.”Adding that she didn’t think she’d need chemotherapy or radiation after the operation, she said, “I should