from his longtime boyfriend Ben Maisani, 45 (Cooper and Maisani above on Saturday)

New friend: Cooper has made at least five weekend trips to Dallas since December 20, where he spends time with radiologist Victor Lopez (Cooper and Lopez above in a photo posted on January 8 in Dallas)

Going strong: Cooper and Maisani were seen leaving the home they share together on Tuesday despite their split (above)

Swole twins: 'Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago. We are still family to each other, and love each other very much,' said Cooper in a statement (Cooper left and Maisani right on Tuesday as they left home at same time)

Big day: Cooper is pictured with Lopez in photos posted to social media from January and February, when he attended a33rd birthday party for his new friend (Cooper and Lopez above on February 17 at Lopez's birthday)

Cooper was first spotted in Dallas the weekend before Christmas, staying at a luxury hotel where he was unable to avoid bumping into at least one excited couple, who snapped a photo with the on-air personality.

He stayed put in New York City over the holidays due to his annual New Year’s Eve hosting duties on CNN, but was back in Texas the following weekend.

That is when Lopez posted the first image of the two men together, which showed them sitting together in a car.

Lopez captioned the photo by writing: 'Weekend vibes.'

The young doctor appears to have been a fan of Cooper from even before they met, with his Instagram handle having formerly