The "National Enquirer" says ANDERSON COOPER has kicked his boyfriend BEN MAISANI out of his home in Manhattan . . . obviously because of those pictures of Ben kissing another man. Ben is co-owner of a New York City gay bar called the Eastern Bloc . . . and while his job exposes him to a lot of HOT MAN MEAT, Anderson never thought he had reason to worry. A source says, quote, "Anderson was furious when he saw those photos. They caught him completely off-guard. Ben runs with a really fast crowd in New York, and Anderson always knew that his boyfriend was exposed to hot young gay men at his bar. But he also believed he could trust Ben to remain faithful to him."
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When CHRIS BROWN beat up RIHANNA in February of 2009, she was "angry, hurt and betrayed." But at the same time, she was also worried about Chris. In a newly-released clip from this Sunday's interview with OPRAH, Rihanna says, quote, "It was a weird, confusing space to be in . . . just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help . . . and who's going to help him?" She added, quote, "Nobody's going to say he needs help. Everybody's going to say he's a monster without looking at the source . . . and I was more concerned about him."
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JENNY MCCARTHY and Chicago Bears linebacker BRIAN URLACHER aren't fornicating anymore. Jenny says, quote, "Brian and I have decided to turn our romance into an amazing friendship.
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Everyone is expecting BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE to have a wedding at their French estate within the next few weeks. But apparently, they're already kind of married. "Us Weekly" says, quote, "Around the time of the proposal, they filled out civil paperwork in France, and the documents give them similar rights to a married couple."
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LADY GAGA'S bodyguard SLAMMED a guy into a glass wall when he tried to get an autograph from her in a Romanian hotel.
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ROBERT PATTINSON could deliver the ULTIMATE EMOTIONAL SMACKDOWN to KRISTEN STEWART by rebounding with KATE UPTON. And it turns out he's got a shot. Kate was asked if she'd date Rob, and she said, quote, "I might be a little scared of a vampire, but yes, he's cute!"
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Some people think there's tension on the "Today" show because MATT LAUER allegedly pushed ANN CURRY out. Here's the latest: On yesterday's show, AL ROKER seemed to call out Matt for allegedly having Ann fired as his co-host. Matt was talking to three women from the USA's gold-medal winning rowing team. He mentioned their victory tradition of throwing a teammate in the water . . . and added, quote, "The tradition here in New York is you throw her in the Hudson River." Then Al chimed in with this: Quote, "Which is different than our tradition, which is to throw one of us under the bus, but that's another story." It did seem to create an awkward moment . . . and NBC has cut Al's comment OUT of a video on their website but we have it!!!! Click here to see the super awkward video!