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Tragedy at Anderson Cooper’s New Daytime Show

Anderson Producer Encourages Teen to Engage in Behavior That Leads to Severe Injury | Anderson Cooper

Only weeks into production, Anderson Cooper’s new daytime talk-show “Anderson,” is in the midst of a tragedy. Gawker reports that a teenager who was set to appear during an episode is now in a coma after one of the new show’s producers encouraged him to “film the crazy stuff you do.” Prior to the broadcast, the teen filmed himself skateboarding and fell, sustaining a severe injury. Gawker reports that Cooper is “distraught.” A rep for Anderson has confirmed the injury to The Hollywood Reporter, saying:

“‘Our producers were working with a teen and his parents on a show about the science of the Teenage Brain, based on a National Geographic story,‘ the rep’s statement read. ‘As part of our routine process, we ask guests for video footage and photos. We did not provide the family with a camera. On the morning that they were supposed to travel to NYC, we learned that the teen had been injured. We are very concerned about him, and are thinking of him and his family at this time.’”

Anderson Cooper himself responded to THR Saturday night:

“I was very saddened to hear the news of this accident, and want to express my deepest concerns for the teenager who was injured. I take this situation seriously, and my thoughts and prayers for his health, well-being and recovery are with him and his family.”

Gawker reports that the show was to be on the “teenage mind,“ and ”the show never aired.”

Comments (126)

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  • Mr.ManZ
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:50pm

    Just goes to show how desperate the liberal MSM really is. They will stop at nothing to get what they want.

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    • Chappy123
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:08pm

      Excellent post! You are so right!

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    • wouldubelieveit
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:27pm

      That’s it in a nut shell

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    • resme
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 1:52am

      I’ll agree with you if you say fox news also.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 9:57am

      Is Cooper trying to be the the main stream Jerry Springer???

      OMG – Psalm 109:8

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    • truthtopower
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 12:05pm

      True.
      BTW, I see you have, ahem; acquired my avatar. Yes it’s mine – been using it for years. Looks better on you though. :)

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 6:14pm

      I guess Coopers rating were more important than the safety of this young man. To know that he was encouraged to do this on film for the show proves a lack of good judgement and the desperation of MSNBC to get better ratings. I blocked the channel from my satalite a long time ago.

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    • ACLUHater
      Posted on October 4, 2011 at 7:10pm

      Coop will no doubt blame America for this.

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  • frankee47
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:50pm

    i love you dude and i pray for this child.please, please today, resign from you gig.this was uncalled for and you must pay for your stupid actions.

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  • TelepromoterNChief
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:16pm

    Sleep well tonight Anderson knowing what you have done to this boy and his family. You are a disgrace to America.

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    • db321
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:56pm

      Yea – lets encourage our youth to hurt themselves on video for ratings – what ever happened to good old fashion reporting – it‘s hard to just report the news that Obama tell you too report isn’t it. Maybe Anderson can stage Obama walking on water – the useful idiots and Chris Matthews would get those thrills again. I smell Emmy Anderson!

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    • TulsaYeeHaw
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:48pm

      Anderson didn’t hurt this dumbass, this idiot kid hurt himself. Remember Blazers, we don’t blame others for the actions of the dumbasses.

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    • pattybbb1
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:23pm

      Sounds like an accident to me. Unless Anderson was there and stuck his foot out and tripped him, I don’t think Anderson is responsible. Prayers for this young man and his family.

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    • pkha
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:45pm

      I agree. good buy for good

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  • One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:54pm

    Damnnn, now you‘ve revealed the Show’s final episode!!! ;)

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  • One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:53pm

    Nothing surprising here, what comes to my mind is the old adage “if someone told you to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge Would You?” … Some people today will do ANYTHING to be pseudo celebs. ANYTHING. And I say Pseudo because these people are here today and forgotten today in this Youtube instant hit culture, and this is the end result of it.

    When it‘s said and done one’s on their own to wallow in their stupidity for one second they’ll pay for for or with a lifetime in pursuit of that 15 minutes of fame. I don’t shed a tear for this kid because he did it to himself. Too many other people with MS or MD or other diseases fight everyday over something THEY DIDN’T DO to themselves I DO cry for than to feel sorry for folks that do.

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  • go2mikerenzi
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:46pm

    although I disagree with Anderson on just about everything, I think he is a good man. he had his mom on for mother’s day a few years back and I emailed him to tell him I just lost my mom and that he should enjoy every moment he has left with his. he sent back a really nice email, I was surprised he took the time to respond. I hope the young man recovers fully and I know Anderson must feel awful about it.

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  • JCoolman
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:37pm

    This is what happens to people (young and old) when they want their “15 minutes of fame.” It’s time to stop living in the moment and start living for the future. The only problem is to live for the future, people have to start thinking again. Easier said than done. The progressives have done such a good job propagandizing and indoctrinating our children about the way of consumerism (coveting) and living in the moment (idol worship), that it is going to take years of hard work to reverse this. But, we can do this and I believe, with the help of God, will reverse this path we have put ourselves on for the past 100+ years. All we have to do is pay attention and ask questions aimed at finding the truth. The truth will make America strong and an example to the world, once again.

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  • Look4DBigPicture
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:27pm

    I pray for this young boy who was being a typical teenager. May his recovery be quick.

    Anderson Cooper had nothing to do with the accident, but it’s ironic and eerie that the program was about the teenage mind.

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    • KSherrell
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:48pm

      I wholeheartedly agree with you. This had nothing to do with Anderson Cooper, but the risk taking that is rampant with teenagers.

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    • vennoye
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 8:59pm

      Youth…..think they are invincible. We did too, until we lost three classmates the summer we graduated from highschool. Hope this young man recovers fast!!

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    • chfields62
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:49pm

      You’ve got to be kidding?? Do you think the kid would have been doing it if they hadn’t of asked him too??? While teenagers are stupid and the parents even dumber for going along with it, Anderson needs to take responsibility for his recklessness. I hope the family sues him for all he’s worth.

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    • angelcat
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 12:28am

      But this risk taking was encouraged by someone who should have known better but let his desire for good TV to cloud his judgement – the producer who made the suggestion. This teen ager was egged on.

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  • angelcat
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:27pm

    I feel bad for the teen and family, but this is what happens when getting the ratings is more important than using good sense. The producer wanted what he considered would be good television. Telling a teen to film “crazy stuff”, considering that some teens have very poor judgement, is a request which is at best unwise and, as we see here, can be downright dangerous. I won’t be surprised if a lawsuit follow shortly.

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:24pm

    This story is a lose lose for everyone – Hope the kid does well!

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  • TimCotter
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:18pm

    We all take risks, some more than others.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCBbosq9-RI&feature=player_embedded

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  • forthepeople
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:58pm

    Karma, karma, karma ……… when will they ( cooper ) ever learn ? It all comes around sooner or later .

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  • smokey888x2
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:46pm

    I thought Cooper was a tire.

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:58pm

      No, but maybe after this, he should re-tire? :-)

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:07pm

      I thought he was a MOLE.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:12pm

      If he were a tire he would be a retread.

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    • bellereve
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 4:44pm

      Ch1ps: that show is where i fell in <3 with anderson!! :)

      btw, not anderson's fault… it's the dumba$$ kids fault. no sympathy from ME!!

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  • Hickory
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:42pm

    First, let me tell you, I am a staunch conservative. Now, look at this realistically. Cooper really didn’t cause this kid to do what he did. The kid made the decision to do it. Accidents happen. Jumping on Cooper for this is not really the right thing to do. Liberals do these kinds of “Jump Ons” but mature people don’t.

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    • The Third Archon
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:50pm

      Other than the statement that liberals categorically “jump on” (i.e. make hasty generalizations and/or jump to conclusions), your statement is absolutely correct.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:00pm

      Sorry, ARCHIE, but your qualification of HICKORY’s comment shows that you have not been observing events in America over the past few decades. Liberal SOP is to “jump on” a conservative when ill befalls the conservative. It makes more “sense” for atheistic, big goverment types to act in that way. Why? Because politics is inherently a bigger part of their lives and they want to make it the biggest part of everyone else’s life.

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    • Magyar
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:04pm

      @hickory. Was Cooper directly responsible? NO. However, for the sake of sensationalism, HIS producers were instrumental in encouraging a crazy a$$ teenager to do a crazy a$$ thing. In fairness, many others–regardless for their political lean are guilty of the same or worse!

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    • Jenny Lind
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:06pm

      You are correct, Cooper is not to blame, but as a human being it has got to make him sad, my best to the kid’s family and him, hope he recovers.

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    • AJAYW
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:18pm

      @ HICKORY you are right to a point. However, kids get themselves in enough trouble without being encouraged to film themselves doing crazy stuff. This kid may have put extra effort into what he was doing for the film, so he did intice him to go over the top.

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    • booger71
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:20pm

      new show’s producers encouraged him to “film the crazy stuff you do.”
      ———————————–
      Oh I think he has some blood on his hands over this.

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    • an irishgal
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 11:46am

      Stop preaching…What kid or person for the matter doesn’t jump to get on tv.
      The liberal media, such as Anderson is not different…and Anderson gets the sensationalism they depend on…Anderson is responsible…the parents and the kid are too…But you….you stop preaching to us…you are not above us…so keep your thoughts to yourself…

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  • plugthedamnhole
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:37pm

    This is Bush’s Fault.

    Tax the Rich.

    TEA PARTY is to blame

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  • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:36pm

    I’m not a litigious person, however, in this case I hope the family shuts down the show and drains Cooper Vanderbilt for all he’s worth!

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    • go2gym
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:33pm

      On what basis?

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    • Libertarian B 4 Libertarians Were Cool
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:45pm

      You tell my minor child to do something that endangers his life, he acts on it and is a coma, and you don‘t think you’re culpable? Especially, when in this case its the media and the enticement of fame?

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  • wildwood
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:35pm

    Just shows you , liberals will stop at nothing to try to get their ratings up,
    didn’t even know Cooper had a day time show, shows you just how muchI watch CNN

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  • damianlewis719
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:34pm

    If this tragedy would have happened prepping for someone else’s show. I think we know what kind of reaction Anderson Cooper would be having.

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  • Cosmos102
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:34pm

    I don’t like Anderson Cooper and I feel like he is a snob/elitist. I do however feel bad for the teen who agreed to be on his show. I‘m amazed that the lame stream media isn’t all over this, criticizing Anderson Cooper for being more concerned with getting exciting footage for his new show, than the safety of an innocent teenager. That’s what they headline would read if it had been an incident on a FOX broadcast. I’m starting to get the feeling that the media is biased and protects Liberals against such harsh criticism.

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  • LadyVet
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:31pm

    Pretty reckless Anderson, encouraging an already adventurous youth to take even bigger chances.

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    • JayCee
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:53pm

      No he didn’t. He just asked him to record it next time he decided to take crazy risks.

      “‘Our producers were working with a teen and his parents”

      Was dad making the video?

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  • Amy
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:30pm

    How sad. When will this ‘crazy’ and ‘wild’ reality tv end? Now that it involves children and their immature decisions? Like Anderson, thoughts and prayers are for his recovery.

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  • piper60
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:28pm

    When you tell a teenager to film some of the “crazy” stuff he or she does, they almost automatically try something on video that’s beyond their skill level. It’s better to film them as they do their normal routine.

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  • BrandyWilson
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:27pm

    Sorry about the boy…but who cares about Anderson Cooper has to say?

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  • Ducky 1
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:25pm

    How sad. I think we have over done this non-reality….“reality” TV. Just to make a buck.

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    • db321
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:08pm

      I have a great idea for a Reality Show and Anderson can host it – we get 10 dad together and they tell their sons all the crazy and stupid things the Dads did when they were their kids age – we video our kids trying to do it bigger, harder, and more dangerous than we did. Out of 10 kids we maybe able to hurt or kill 2 or 3 them – imagine the ratings.

      Stupid is as Stupid does Anderson. I pray for the child’s full and complete recovery. Your not going to like this Anderson – God Bless the boy and his family.

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  • hidden_lion
    Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:22pm

    There will be a lawsuit…They encouraged him to do something dangerous for video…tsk, tsk…they should know better.

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    • JayCee
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:08pm

      “‘Our producers were working with a teen and his parents”

      Yes mom and dad should know better.

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    • db321
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 9:12pm

      Jaycee – I hope your not admitting to working on Anderson show – are we to be impressed. Anderson Cooper can only recite liberal talking points – he has forgotten how to report the news – this is not reporting.

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    • JayCee
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:34pm

      I know nothing about Anderson Cooper‘s show and don’t care to.
      This is not about Cooper or his show.
      It is about accepting responsibility for risky behavior. The young man AND his parents knew the risks , chose to gamble, and lost.
      Are you of the ‘I got fat eating at McDonald’s so I will sue’ mindset?

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    • JayCee
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:38pm

      BTW DB321,
      What liberal talking points was Cooper reciting on his short lived reality show The Mole?

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on October 3, 2011 at 6:47am

      My point was…In modern America people sue other people when they do something stupid to themselves. It is a modern fact. I didn’t say it was legit. We are all responsible for our own choices…Except the American justice system and liberals feel somebody else has to pay when somebody makes a bad judgement call

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