Anderson Cooper Shuts Down Rod Blagojevich in Heated Interview: That's 'Just B-------'

Anderson Cooperdid not mince words during a recent interview with disgraced former IllinoisGov. Rod Blagojevich. At the start of the interview, Blagojevich, 63 — who was in his eighth year of his sentence on severalconvictions related to abuse of political power— claimed he was a “political prisoner.” As Blagojevich continued to frame his plight as that of a victim, Cooper intervened. “You got out. You do have an obligation to at least admit what you did wrong, and you refused to do that, and you’re creating a whole new alternate universe of facts,” Cooper said.

Anderson Cooper Still Has Questions About Brother Carter's Suicide: 'There's Not A Day I Don't Think About It'

“Any time you lose a loved one, especially when you’re younger, it alters the trajectory of your life,” Anderson, 54, says in this week’s PEOPLE cover story. For more from Anderson Cooper, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribehere. Ben Watts Carter died after jumping off the terrace wall of hismother Gloria Vanderbilt’s 14th floor Manhattan apartment. His passing came 10 years after the death of Carter and Anderson’s father, Wyatt Emory Cooper.

Anderson Cooper Talks Having More Kids: 'It Would Certainly Be Nice for Wyatt to Have a Sibling'

Photo: Ben watts Anderson Cooperis leaving room in his heart for more babies. The 53-year-old CNN anchor is dad to sonWyatt Morgan, 16 months, and in this week’s issue, Cooper tells PEOPLE about the possiblity of welcoming more children into his family someday. “Would I want to have more kids? I would, definitely. It would certainly be nice for Wyatt to have a sibling. Yeah, it would be,” Cooper, who co-parents Wyatt with exBenjamin Maisani, says.

Anderson Cooper Tearfully Remembers Anthony Bourdain: 'He Gave Me Hope for What One's Life Can Become'

Longtime friends and coworkers, including Don Lemon, Christiane Amanpour and Wolf Blitzer, paid tribute to theAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknownhost who died at the age of 61 of anapparent suicidein France. Anderson Cooperalso appeared on the special, choking up as he expressed “shock, confusion and sadness that a man who was seemingly having the ride of his life in the middle of his life has now suddenly reached the end of his life.

Anderson Cooper Used to Give Mom Gloria Vanderbilt Dating Advice: 'We Had a Unique Relationship'

Anderson Cooperis opening up about the special bond he had with his heiress turned fashion designer mother,Gloria Vanderbilt, who died just over two years ago. “My mom was extraordinarily unique, and I miss that uniqueness in my life,” Cooper, 54, says in this week’s PEOPLE cover story. “It was sometimes very frustrating and stressful, because she never had a plan for things,” he continues. “She was incredibly creative, so things were always changing.