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Anderson Stands Up For Mom | You may blush at the contents of Gloria Vanderbilt's forthcoming book, Obsession: An Erotic Tale, but Anderson Cooper isn't expressing any embarrassment. The CNN anchor says he's totally supportive of his mom's new tome, since "at 85, whatever she wants to write is fine by me." How sweet! Of course, he may just be relieved that the attention paid to his mom's private life is finally taking a little bit of focus off of his own. [NYP] - [Or, read the NY Post article below]

Posted at 2:57PM on Apr 07, 2009

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MOM PORN TO BE WILD - COOPER

By Rita Delfiner
Last updated: 10:20 am
April 7, 2009
Posted: 3:00 am
April 7, 2009

Anderson Cooper says he's OK with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt's, smut novel.

"I'm often surprised by my mom, but always supportive of anything she does," the host of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" said through a spokeswoman, commenting on Andrea Peyser's column in yesterday's Post about the iconic socialite's book, "Obsession: An Erotic Tale," which comes out in June.

"She's totally unique and cool," Cooper said about his mom. "At 85, whatever she wants to write is fine by me."

Peyser described the novel written by Vanderbilt, who made headlines as a poor little rich girl and then as a famous denims designer, as "pure, elegant, unadulterated smut."

"Obsession" is the racy tale of a "frigid" woman who, after her husband's death, finds letters from his mistress that reveal he led a secret life.