CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has said
that his ex-boyfriend will co-parent his son.
Cooper last week announced the birth of
his first child, Wyatt Morgan Cooper, via surrogate.
(Related: CNN's
Anderson Cooper announces birth of son Wyatt.)
The 52-year-old Cooper came out gay in
2012 after dodging questions about his sexuality for years.
In 2018, Cooper revealed he and
longtime boyfriend Benjamin Maisani had split.
Appearing on the Late Show with
Stephen Colbert, Cooper said that Maisani, a nightclub owner, is
his “family.”
“My former partner Benjamin, who's
going to be a co-parent to Wyatt, even though we're not together
anymore, but, you know, he's my family, and I want him to be Wyatt's
family as well,” Cooper
told host Stephen Colbert.
Maisani, Cooper added, was in the
delivery room when Wyatt was born.
Cooper gushed about his son, saying
that he couldn't believe he was here.