Additionally, he has covered several natural disasters, including tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes.

The award-winning journalist has addressed most of the fake allegations made against him.

Amid the chaos, bricks were hurled, resulting in a youngster being struck in the head.

journalist Anderson Cooper posing

Per the raw footage posted toYouTube, Cooper dragged the boy to safety and even tried consoling him.

In 2013, aRedditthread discussed the human shield scenario as satire, with some users claiming it was real.

However, things took an unexpected turn.

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper

For context, Cooper’s mother was the famous heiress, fashion designer, and artist, Gloria Vanderbilt.

Cohen humorously responded, “I wanted to date the Vanderbilt boy!

I was excited.”

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper smiling

The phone call turned the CNN anchor off so much that the two never went out.

However, they remained the best of friends.

“It turned out for the best,” Cohen confirmed.

Donald Trump Jr. and Anderson Cooper split

“It’s a shame that CNN’s ratings are down 41%.

What’s worse is [that] there’s a simple solution that they refuse to accept.

Those are earned benefits that people paid into; keep your hands totally off.”

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper

The misinformation, however, originated from presidential candidateRFK Jr., a rumored conspiracy theorist.

Neither CNN nor Cooper commented on the remarks.

RFK Jr. and Anderson Cooper split