Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.

■Media

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Ratings UPDATE: Rachel Maddow-Lawrence O’Donnell OWN Hannity-Ingraham for a Second Week

by Roger Friedman - December 14, 2018 11:29 am

I wrote a couple of days ago how Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell's fierce two hours on MSNBC beat Fox News's utterly...

■Movies

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Watch the Teaser Trailer for the “Downton Abbey” Movie– With Theme Music Lushly Re-orchestrated

by Roger Friedman - December 14, 2018 11:20 am

The teaser trailer for the "Downton Abbey" movie is out today. The theme music has been lushly re-orchestrated into a score for...

■Celebrity

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One Direction’s Zayn Malik Releases Somber 27 Track “Icarus Falls” and Flies to Number 3 on iTunes

by Roger Friedman - December 14, 2018 11:05 am

Zayn Malik has already had a weird year. He released six new singles, and all of them failed. Spectacularly.

■Music

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RIP Great Jazz and R&B Singer Nancy Wilson, 81, Winner of Three Grammy Awards

by Roger Friedman - December 14, 2018 12:42 am

The great song stylist Nancy Wilson has died at age 81. Nancy Wilson was not a...

■Music

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(Listen) Miley Cyrus Drops a Cover of John and Yoko’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” with Sean Lennon, Mark Ronson

by Roger Friedman - December 13, 2018 11:21 pm

Coming at midnight, the full version. I guess they'll do it on "SNL" this weekend. So glad Miley has come out of her "Wrecking...

■Television

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“NCIS” Mess: Report that “Bull” Star Michael Weatherly Caused $9 Mil Sex Harassment Suit with Eliza Dushku

by Roger Friedman - December 13, 2018 8:51 pm

It wasn't that long ago that we were writing about the poor treatment Pauley Perrette received before she left "NCIS" after 15 years. A few...

■Music

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Rock Hall Names 2019 Inductees Including Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, But Group Claims $4.7 Mil Loss on 2017 Barclays Center Show

by Roger Friedman - December 13, 2018 10:26 am

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2019 are Janet Jackson, Roxy Music, The Zombies, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, and...

■Theater

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Broadway Review: A New, Re-worked “To Kill a Mockingbird” Has Characters Speaking Up, Drawing Conclusions, Taking Swings

by Roger Friedman - December 12, 2018 4:57 pm

This is not your momma's Harper Lee. Aaron Sorkin has famously re-worked "To Kill a Mockingbird," drawing on minute parts of the original novel and...