Anderson Cooper is excited about getting his GLAAD award from Madonna, but some Gaga fans aren’t

Anderson Cooper was really cute today on his daytime show as he talked about Madonna being set to present him with the Vito Russo Award later this month at the GLAAD Media Awards.

‘I’m incredibly excited,’ he said to guest co-host Lisa Rinna. ‘Madonna? Are you kidding me? I sort of don’t believe it’s true. … I can’t believe she’s actually going to come and hand me an award.’

‘I went to see three of her concerts this past tour,’ he admitted to his audience. ‘I’m like the oldest groupie in the world.’

Okay, now the not so cute part of this Madonna presenting Anderson with an award story.

A group of Lady Gaga fans have decided they are so upset that Madonna was chosen to present and not Gaga, they decided to smear Madonna’s name in the most vicious but also ridiculous way.

etter to GLAAD calling the selection of Madonna to present Cooper with the award ‘an insult to a true gay rights activist like Lady Gaga.’

Then the group makes this claim: ‘Madonna is one of the major reasons for AIDS. Back in the 1980’s, she encouraged gay men to have unprotected sex. While she certainly didn’t start the disease, she and her lack of morals helped it spread.’

They added: ‘Please rethink your choice of having Madonna as a presenter. If you don’t, we Little Monsters will strike back in a way you won’t like.’

The littlemonsterartpop blog on which the letter originally appeared has been removed and can no longer be accessed.

Madonna has supported several AIDS organizations over the years and in 2008 was honored for the second by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). She was first honored by AmFAR back in 1991.

The whole thing is just shameful and, I’m sure, Gaga is mortified that some of her ‘fans’ could be so misguided.