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Anderson Cooper throws shade at anti-gay news anchor

By Josh Haggis

Anderson Cooper got sassy on Twitter earlier this week (April 10) after showing support for college basketball star Derrick Gordon – and being told he was “dead wrong on homosexuality”

Gordon, who plays for the University of Massachusetts team, became the first out gay player in Division 1 men’s college basketball when he came out on Wednesday (April 9).

After Cooper tweeted a congratulatory message to the player, disgraced Canadian sports anchor Damian Goddard, who was fired back in 2011 for anti-gay comments, tweeted Cooper back, saying:

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Not missing a beat, Cooper fired back, saying:

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Nice one, Anderson.

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