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CNN host Anderson Cooper and rapper-singer M.I.A.  had a Twitter dustup over a link that ran on the website to his TV show. The dispute began after M.I.A. tweeted@AndersonCooper called me a terrorist for speaking out, and expressed support for the SLgov” to which Cooper responded “what are you talking about?”  The entertainer, known for her hit song “Paper Planes,” likely was referring to a 2009 article titled “Lady Tamil Tiger Gives Pop Culture a Bang,” a story from another source that was linked to by CNN. The CNN page that featured that link  now has a prominent “Editor’s Note” and a rebuttal from M.I.A.. Cooper responded to M.I.A., “you are mistaken. I never called you a terrorist. I don’t even know who you are other than the lady who sang at superbowl.” He went on to tweet “by the way, I defended your finger pointing at the superbowl, so check your facts. I’ve no idea what youre tweeting about.” In a series of tweets, Cooper wrote, “you’ve gone from saying ‘I wrote’, ‘I called you,’ to saying my cnn show blog had a link to an article. Big difference….we link to many articles with different viewpoints, and we gave you an opportunity to respond.” “I’m glad u understand but please watch #killingfields because this is what i was trying to say,” wrote MIA. M.I.A.’s representative didn’t respond to a request for comment, but she might have been referring to this report. CNN also declined to comment. [Note: This article has been modified from the original version.]