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Anderson Cooper Scolds Reporter Who Asks For 'Selfie' At Ottawa Shooting Site<\/b>
\nAnderson Cooper got into a verbal altercation with a Sun News contributor Wednesday night while reporting live<\/a> on the horrific shooting in Ottawa, Canada. <\/p>\n

Cooper was taking a break from live<\/a> coverage when journalist Vandon Gene approached him and asked for a photo. Cooper quickly denied the request due to the circumstances, telling Gene to “have a little respect.”<\/p>\n

But when he wouldn’t back down, Cooper didn’t hold back.<\/p>\n

“No, I will not take a photo with you on a day where someone was killed,” Cooper said firmly. “It seems wildly inappropriate.”<\/p>\n

Gene continued to press Cooper on Twitter Wednesday night for refusing to take a picture with him.<\/p>\n

“I can’t believe CNN would employ you when you SWEAR to your fans,” he tweeted. Adding: “I simply asked for a photo. YOU are exploiting this tragedy by flying to Ottawa from NYC. I just got out of a 12 hr lockdown.” <\/p>\n

The tweets have since been deleted, but were captured<\/a> in a screen grab:<\/p>\n

\n

I wonder if @SunNewsNetwork<\/a> is aware of the conduct of their employee @vandongene<\/a> here? pic.twitter.com\/zsbEgRTVSk<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Alexander (@ChrisAlexand3r) October 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAnd Cooper responded:<\/p>\n

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.@vandongene<\/a> dude, you were rude and asking for a selfie near where a soldier was killed. It was completely inappropriate. Think about it<\/p>\n

— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) October 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

.@vandongene<\/a> I can’t believe any station employs you, and if you want to be a journalist, learn how to behave when covering a story<\/p>\n

— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) October 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nGene apologized early Thursday morning for the incident, though not to Cooper directly:<\/p>\n

\n

I unreservedly apologize for my actions yesterday. It was completely inappropriate, disrespectful, and distasteful.<\/p>\n

— Vandon Gene (@vandongene) October 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nH\/T Mediaite<\/a><\/p>\n

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