Good Bye Benjamin

We hardly got to know you. You seemed like a sweet, nice guy -- and you probably are; but you made a big mistake. We were hoping for a wedding, instead we got... something else. Good bye Benjamin, don't forget to take your bicycle with you -- we'll miss you riding next to Anderson. I'm sure we soon will see Anderson riding his own bike next to another hunk perhaps as gorgeous or more handsome than your accomplish in crime. Check the Internet, Benjamin, I'm sure you'll be able to see it all develop in here, just as we've seen and read about your naughty adventures and Anderson's disappointment in here.

I am not a bar hopping kind of guy but I was thinking about stopping at the Eastern Block to pay you a visit, now that's out of the question. Good luck, Benjamin, we hardly got to know you, but I think it's better this way -- not for our beloved Anderson though.

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FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

Anderson Cooper Sends Ben Maisani Packing, Commiserates With Kelly Ripa

By: Dan Avery
On: Aug 16, 2012


Timing is everything: The pictures of Anderson Cooper’s boyfriend, Ben Maisani, pressing lips with another dude surfaced just as the couple was starting their seafaring vacation in sunny Croatia.(Who knew?)

According to the National Enquirer, Coop was caught “completely off guard” and ended their rumored engagement—making Maisani walk the plank off their yacht and head back to the States.

It’s likely AC was humiliated by the photos, not Maisani’s extracurricular smooching, as the two have had some wiggle room in their relationship for quite some time. (Nothing wrong with that.)

Fortunately, fellow gorgeous fortysomething Kelly Ripa was there to console Cooper, who posted the above picture on Instagram. We feel bad AC, who has worked to have some privacy in his personal life (Instagram photos notwithstanding), had his romantic relationship thrown into the media spotlight.

At the same time, we can’t imagine anything more fun than a post-break-up kiki aboard a yacht with AC and Kelly. We’ll bring the cheap rose!