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, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame 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. 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.
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Macklemore Says He’s Booked Paris, London, Dublin for “Free Palestine” Shows, Plans on US Dates: But What Stadiums Will Host Him?
Rapper Macklemore, coming off his Ed Sheeran debacle, will not give up.
He says he's booked stadiums in London, Paris, and Dublin to put...
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Taylor Swift to Unveil Video She Directed for New Song, “Patient Zero,” Starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson on MTV Video Music Awards
Taylor Swift will unveil a new video this weekend.
Her self-directed "Patient Zero" will be shown on the MTV Video Music Awards. (She's probably not...
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Judge Tells Trump Banning Media is “Likely Unconstitutional,” to Restore CNN, MS Now, and Politico Press Passes, Also: Denies Asking for Name on Ford’s...
Donald Trump has egg all over his face this morning.
In the middle of the night, he was ordered by the courts to let CNN,...
Books
Flower Power: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Dolly Parton, George Harrison, More Blossom in Jill Brooke’s Stunning Holiday Book, “Genius of Flowers”
Jill Brooke's eye popping "Genius of Flowers" has just hit bookstores and amazon. It's already getting raves, and is the perfect holiday gift. How...
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Sketchy Global Citizen May Get Rained Out on Saturday Thanks to Expected Nor’Easter: Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Friends Stranded in Central Park?
The annual Global Citizen concert may be in trouble this Saturday.
The forecast calls for rain -- and pain.
A huge Nor'easter is on its way...
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Tom Cruise’s “Digger” Social Reactions Split Between Negative and Raves, Oscar Odds Drop Significantly for Highly Anticipated Film
Tom Cruise has made a lot of great movies. Recently, I really liked both "American Made" and "Edge of Tomorrow" among his non franchise...
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No “60 Minutes” This Sunday as MTV Video Music Awards So Stacked for Success with Madonna (and Maybe Charli XCX) , Taylor Swift, More
They're pulling out all the stops for Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.
The line up is so good that there will be no episode of...
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Oscars So White Redux? Diversity Take a Hit as Not a Single One of the Predicted 20 Possible Actor Nominees (or Directors) Is...
It's starting to look a like nothing has progressed in Hollywood.
Right now, Gold Derby -- which aggregates predictions from Oscar prognosticators -- is telling...
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