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
“60 Minutes” Collapse: Fired Cecilia Vega Says She Fears for Future of Show, Was Battling Political Interference from Bosses, Fought “Censorship”
Cecilia Vega and her producer were cut today at "60 Minutes."
EP Bari Weiss is decimating the fabled news show to make room for...
Business
Box Office: “Star Wars” Beaten Wednesday by $1 Million Budget Horror Movie “Obsession” Made By 26 Year Old YouTuber from Alabama
If you know, you know.
Curry Barker's horror film, "Obsession," has already made $95 million worldwide in the last two weeks.
Last night, "Obsession" -- which...
Celebrity
Dennis Quaid Wants to Terminate Child Support of Twins Who Almost Died — and Who He Collected $750,000 for in Malpractice Case
It's not possible that there is a word Quaid than Randy.
But Dennis, who always considered the normal one, has turned out to be far...
Celebrity
Blame It On Trump: Milli Vanilli Says They’re NOT Performing at Freedom 250 Fest, Singers Say They Were Never Asked to Come
Girl, you know it wasn't true.
The much maligned Milli Vanilli isn't performing at Donald Trump's Freedom 250 Fest on the Washington Mall this summer.
I...
Celebrity
Jacob Elordi Still Wants to Play James Bond: Alfonso Cuaron’s Chanel Commercial With Him Could Be His Audition Tape
Remember Alfonso Cuaron was being considered as director of the next James Bond movie.
Denis Villeneuve got the job, but Cuaron certainly had Bond on...
Media
CBS Lets Bari Weiss Gut “60 Minutes” Like a Fish, Officially Fires Sharyn Alfonsi, Replaces Executive Producer with Writer from “The Idol”
CBS is letting Bari Weiss destroy "60 Minutes."
Gone today is Sharyn Alfonsi, who fought with Weiss over her report on the torture of Venezuelan...
Celebrity
Murdoch Cutbacks: NY Post Drops Editor in Chief of Decider Section as Newspaper Loses Millions Every Month: Who’s Next?
The New York Post is finally facing their financial issues.
They've laid off Mark Graham, editor in chief of the Decider section. Others connected to...
Celebrity
Trump Freedom 250 Fest Falling Apart as Young MC Backs Out, Morris Day and the Time Ticked Off, But Milli Vanilli — Worst Act...
Trump's Freedom 250 fest is falling apart.
The good news is that Milli Vanilli -- the most embarrassing act in pop history -- will perform...
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