[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]
CNN's Anderson Cooper found himself the target of a prank by his coworkers on the 10 November 2014 edition of AC360. During his regular light-hearted 'Ridiculist' segment, Cooper introduced video footage that he hadn't previously seen – which turned out to be of his own office and the scented candle burning on his desk. The anchor explained the reason for its presence: "Somebody told me that I smelled...or my jeans smell, because I don't wash them. So, that's why I got the candle, people."
The journalist ended up being likened to the fictional character Brian Fantana from the movie Anchorman, who sickened his coworkers with a strong, foul-smelling cologne. His colleagues also came up with a list of descriptions of what his "fancy, basil-scented candle" smelled like