There will not be a male version of “Eat Pray Love” from Michael Cooper, the ex- husband of “Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert. She dumped Cooper to embark on the year long trip that inspired her best-selling mem oir. Cooper then struck a deal with Hyperion last summer to write “Displaced,” which would have told how he coped with the divorce and embarked on his own journey. But the deal’s off. Cooper told Page Six he finished the manuscript, but parted ways because of Hyperion’s “eleventh-hour demands” to make it more racy. “I set out to write about how, in the wake of a devastating and unex pected divorce, I slowly rebuilt my life by redoubling my already decades-long commitment to humanitarian relief and human rights work. In the end, it seemed to me that Hyperion hoped to push the book in a more controversial direction — something I was unwill ing to do. I am exploring options with other publishers.” Hyperion con firmed the cancellation but declined to comment further.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s hubby won’t publish his version of ‘Eat Pray Love’ story
