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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UPDATING: Where is the October Issue of Vanity Fair? So Far It’s 10 Days Late — After Marc Jacobs, New Cover is a Mystery
Hoping that at 9am we'll see the cover of October's Vanity Fair.
So, it's 10 days late. This is September 25th already. Last month we...
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Taylor Swift Drops Four New Songs from “Life of a Showgirl”: “Patient Zero,” “Babylon,” “Cleveland,” “Pink Clouding” (Listen) They’re Good!
Only Taylor Swift could make me like a song called "Cleveland!"
It's one of four unreleased songs dropped tonight from the expanded "Showgirl" album.
They're all...
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Trump TV Getting Very Few Viewers, Reaches High Point of 126,000 During Presentation with Chinese President, Average Much Lower
On YouTube, the Trump White House channel has 3.3 million subscribers.
Few of them watched Trump welcome the Chinese president today on Trump TV. At...
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Actual Rock Stars U2 Drop New “Official” Single “Silencio,” from Forthcoming Album “Carnaval du Luz” Leading Up to 50th Anniversary Tour
U2 is back. 'Silencio" is the new official single. "Carnaval de Luz" is the album, coming November 13th. Tour announcement shortly.
Great single. Follows two...
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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? (Live Nation)
UPDATE: Live Nation UK just posted that they're promoting the Wembley show.
Rapper Macklemore, coming off his Ed Sheeran debacle, will not give up.
He...
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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,...
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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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