Anderson Cooper Talk Show Scandal Brewing After Teen Is Critically Injured Performing Stunts For Show.

Anderson Cooper has only been dipping his toes in The Rocky Waters of Daytime Talk for a few weeks — but The Silver Fox is already facing a public relations nightmare of almost epic proportions after a teenage boy was critically-injured performing a series of “stunts” for Anderson’s self-titled talker.The still-unidentified young man is in a coma after one of Anderson’s producers encouraged him to record his reckless behavior for a show on “The Teenage Mind,” based on a story published by National Geographic.
Producers asked the teen to film “the crazy stuff you do,” which resulted in the kid filming himself skateboarding without a helmet. In the process of recording, the teen fell and sustained a severe head injury that’s left him in a coma.
The prognosis looks bleak.
Anderson producers have issued a statement confirming that producers were working on a show about the science of the teenage brain when the boy was injured.
As part of our routine process, we ask guests for video footage and photos. We did not provide the family with a camera. On the morning that they were supposed to travel to NYC, we learned that the teen had been injured. We are very concerned about him, and are thinking of him and his family at this time.”
In a subsequent statement, Cooper added: “I was very saddened to hear the news of this accident, and want to express my deepest concerns for the teenager who was injured. I take this situation seriously, and my thoughts and prayers for his health, well-being and recovery are with him and his family.