Anderson Cooper and his ex-boyfriend Benjamin Maisani jointly raise two children who live with the journalist. Cooper lives with his children in the firehouse, which he turned into a house.

On February 10, 2022, Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his second child in the Anderson Cooper 360 program. The CNN anchor shares the boy with his former longtime partner and best friend Benjamin Maisani.

The duo are also parents to their first son, whom they met two years ago. Benjamin is a businessman who decided to open his Oriental Block bar after working at One, and he has established relationships with celebrities in his establishment.

Although it is unclear if Anderson has visited the bar before, it is reported that his friend Andy Cohen was a frequent visitor there. Benjamin and Anderson, who have been together for many years, welcomed their second child in 2022. In his announcement of his new son, Anderson introduced him by stating: “This is Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. He weighed 6.8 pounds at birth, and he is healthy and happy, even his periodic hiccups seem delightful to me. He mostly just sleeps, eats and poops, but he already seems like a wise and thoughtful little champion.”