Anderson Cooper recently shared the story of his sexual awakening that Richard Gere was the main player on CNN Giano who realized he was gay. I made it clear.
Cooper, 55, starred at the age of 11 with photographer Paul Jasmin, a friend of his mother Gloria Vanderbilt, and two gay men, his boyfriend. I remembered that I participated in the play. He sharedon the radio. Andy and friends Andy Cohen Friday.
"And they took me to meet Richard Gere at 'Bent'. The internment camp," Cooper said. "I mean the opening scene ... it's the gayest thing you can imagine.
" And this was Richard Gere in 1977. "I'm looking for Mr. Goodbar. He was very beautiful. And I'm there. My mother didn't go. It was only two gay friends, me and my mother, "he continued.
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Then, on the eve of the opening scene, one man and another man After sleeping, I got out of bed naked and wore an SS uniform.
"And," Oh my god, I'm gay .... I'm completely gay. " And then Paul Jasmine became friends with Richard Gere, "he said. "Paul Jasmin took a picture of " American Gigolo " , so backstage, Richard Gere is shirtless in his dressing room.
"And I couldn't speak." He continued. "And I had Playbill and wanted him to sign, and so did I. I couldn't stop staring at his chest. So 10 years Fast forward before, I was interviewing Richard Gere and took out Playbill ... and I told him the whole story and got him signed. Yeah. He's so much with that. It was tickled. "
Cooper's parentsSons Wyatt, Sebastianand ex-Benjamin Maisani. The couple split in 2018.
