Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.
Celebrity
“Canceled” Comic Louis CK Will Be Among Guests for Bill Maher’s Mark Twain Prize Event at Kennedy Center, Now Without Trump Name
Good news: Donald Trump's name has been pried off the Kennedy Center. It's not on the building or website per a court order.
The bad...
Business
Taylor Swift Sells Out Songwriters Hall of Fame, Which Still Has No Building or Permanent Exhibit But $8 Million in Assets
No surprise: the Songwriters Hall of Fame, set for Thursday, is sold out.
The annual event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, is...
Celebrity
Watch: Madonna’s SeXXXy 10 Minute Video Preview of New Album Shows What “Ozark” Actress Would Like Playing Her in Mini-series
Madonna's ten minute video preview of her album is out.
"Confessions II" is a little seXXXy kinda from the late 80s.
We do get to see...
Celebrity
Tony Awards: Two Words That Were Avoided on Stage “Scott Rudin” Not Recognized by “Salesman” Winners or “Mormon” Tribute
The two words you didn't hear on stage at last night's Tony Awards.
They were "Scott Rudin."
The producer of "The Book of Mormon" and also...
Politics
Distraught Trump Walks out on “Meet the Press” Interview, Calls Host Kristen Welker “Stupid,” Plus NBC, ABC, CBS, and CNN “Crooked”
Donald Trump became distraught today during an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press."
Live from a barn in Wisconsin, where rain outside almost drowned him...
Business
Oh, the Horror! “Scary Movie,” “Backrooms,” “Obsession” Put Fans in the Seats for a Combined $100 Mil Weekend, Universe Masters $29 Mil
You'd think people were scared enough these days.
But cheap thrills never go away.
The three horror movies in release right now made a total of...
Sports
Donald Trump Wants the Knicks to Lose and Fans to Suffer While Watching Monday Night Game: His Planned Appearance Now a Nightmare
Don't think for a minute that Donald Trump's planned upset of Monday's NBA finals aren't intentional.
Trump is coming to Madison Square Garden knowing fans...
Media
Scott Pelley Tells the New York Times After Dismissal from “60 Minutes” for Protesting New Regime: “CBS News Is On Fire” (Watch Video, Transcript)
Former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley is blunt with the New York Times in a new interview.
"CBS News," he says, "is in fire."
Pelley was...
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