Who is Benjamin Maisani, Anderson Coopers on again/off again boyfriend? The US Sun

Publish date: 2024-06-05

ANDERSON Cooper is raising his two children with his ex-partner, Benjamin Maisani.

Maisani is a businessman who owns a number of properties and nightclubs.

Who is Benjamin Maisani?

Maisani was born on January 27, 1973, in Corsica, France.

He attended Hunter College, where received a degree in Arts.

After serving at a bar, Maisani decided to open his own bar and named it "Eastern Bloc."

It was in this bar that he developed relationships with the rich and famous such as Andy Cohen, who frequented the bar on a regular basis.

According to Wealthy Persons, Maisani's net worth currently stands at eight million dollars.

When did Benjamin Maisani and Anderson Cooper start dating?

The pair started dating back in 2009, and were together for nine years before confirming they had split back in 2018.

Despite being together from 2009, they only went public with their relationship in 2015.

They called it quits after it was revealed that Cooper had taken at least five trips to Dallas, where he had been spending time with doctor Victor Lopez.

At the time of the breakup, Cooper told ET online: "Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago, we are still family to each other, and love each other very much."

After the split it was reported that the pair stayed in contact and remained close friends.

The two welcomed their second son together and Cooper made the announcement on Anderson Cooper 360.

Cooper's new son is named Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper.

Sebastian's birth comes two years after Cooper and Ben's first son Wyatt.

"He mostly just sleeps, and eats, and he certainly poops," Cooper said on his CNN show.

The star journalist said that Wyatt calls him "daddy" and calls Benjamin "papa."

Will Anderson and Ben raise their sons together?

Yes, the pair will be raising both sons together.

Cooper said: "Maisani is going to be a co-parent to Wyatt even though we're not together anymore."

"He's my family, and I want him to be Wyatt's family as well."

Maisani has been more private the birth of their child, but it has been confirmed that he was in the delivery room when the surrogate gave birth to Wyatt.

The name of the child was chosen by Cooper, who revealed on Instagram that he had named Wyatt after his father.

He said: "He is named after my father, who died when I was ten. I hope I can be as good a dad as he was."

Cooper recently showed off adorable photos of his young son.

He also opened up at how his life had changed due to fatherhood.

"We're co-parents. We are a family," Cooper said when announcing Sebastian's birth on February 10, 2022.

Who else has Anderson dated?

Since his break-up with Maisani, there has been a lot of speculation about his love-life and he has been linked with a few people.

Victor Lopez is rumored to be part of the reason that Cooper and Maisani didn't work out, it was reported that he made at least five trips to Dallas to see Lopez after his split with Maisani.

Cooper has also been romantically linked with TV host Andy Cohen, who he is good friends with.

Cohen's new reality TV documentary For Real: The Story Of Reality TV premieres on March 25.

The seven-part limited series will explore the origins of one of the most polarizing entertainment and examine reality television’s impact through celebrities.

Each episode focuses on topics such as celebreality, dating shows, reality competition series, shocking and eye-opening programs, makeover shows and more.

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Cohen and Cooper were once set-up on a blind date by a friend, but nothing materialized from it.

Speaking on the blind date Cooper said: "Andy and I were first set up on a blind date, which never happened because we had a phone call and after two minutes I said, I'm not dating this guy."

"He broke my cardinal rule, he mentioned my mom within the first four sentences of meeting me."