TVNewser obtained an email Cooper sent to the staff of his show "Anderson Cooper 360" that attempts to dash
Wrap reports of tension behind the scenes at CNN. Cooper's email said: "Just
in case you happen to believe what you read on the internet from unnamed sources, I just want you to know I am very happy at CNN, have no plans to leave, and am not in conflict with anyone. I am
really proud of the work all of us are doing here in the Gulf, and all the other stuff just seems like silly gossip and sour grapes. All the best, a."
Cooper's email is assumed to be
a transparent attempt at damage control. The accounts of tension at CNN and interest in Cooper from rival organizations that he dismisses as "silly gossip" were confirmed to The Wrap by
multiple high-ranking insiders at the network.
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