Anderson Cooper ‘Very Happy at CNN’ with ‘No Plans to Leave’

Anderson Cooper, reporting from the Gulf, has taken the time to email his staff about an online story earlier this week which claimed he was unhappy at CNN and ready to bolt the network. From The Wrap:

Meanwhile, multiple insiders at CNN have told TheWrap that the silver-haired star anchor may also be close to leaving the network, frustrated by his own low ratings and tempted by other offers.

But Cooper tells a much different story to his staff today, in the following email obtained by TVNewser:

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

Also today, Cooper interviewed singer Jimmy Buffett (above) on an Alabama beach. That interview airs tonight on AC360.

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