Thursday, July 2, 2026

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.

Confirmed: Taylor Swift’s Pal Este Haim Will Return Favor from New Year’s Eve Wedding and Perform at Mega Bash Tomorrow with Stevie Nicks

We are drawing closer to the most important wedding since Kim Kardashian married...everyone. Tomorrow is the date for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's $20 million...

Trump Posts Lame AI Video Posing as “Doctor” Treating Fake Enemies Rosie O’Donnell, Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, More

This couldn't be worse, more lame, or stupid. Donald Trump has posted an AI video in which he's a "Doctor" -- ha ha -- treating...

Exclusive: Mitt Romney Secured Visas for Today’s Russian Empire State Building Climbers in 2024, Ex-NYC Top Cop Thought They Could Never Pull It Off...

The two people who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building today -- I wasn't surprised when I heard about it during...

Is It A Christopher Nolan Summer Again? “Oppenheimer” Director Unveils Final Trailer for “The Odyssey” Starring Matt Damon, Cast of Thousands

Here comes Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." This could be the director's second big summer after "Oppenheimer" was such a hit in 2023. Of course, "Barbie"...

We Knew It, We Know Her: Taylor Swift Will Actually Have $20 Mil Wedding at Madison Square Garden, in Sweltering Heat with Possible Thunderstorms

As Robert Cray sang so well, The forecast calls for pain. Tonight and tomorrow, temperatures in New York will be sweltering. Lightning and thunder are...

Watch: Famed Actor Danny Glover and Family Tell NBC’s Lester Holt He Has Alzheimer’s Disease, Cites “Places in the Heart” as Favorite Movie

Four time Emmy nominee Danny Glover tells NBC's Lester Holt he has Alzheimer's Disease. Glover was diagnosed in 2022, around the time he won...

RIP Village People Leader, “YMCA” Writer Victor Willis, 75, Voted for Kamala Harris, Tried to Stop Trump Use of Song (See Video)

Sad to hear that Victor Willis, head of the Village People, has died at 75. Donald Trump rushed to his computer to eulogize Willis early...

Oscar Season Will Pit Two Cerebral Movie Against Each Other — “The Social Reckoning” About Facebook vs. “Artificial” and ChatGPT

Oscar season is shaping up with a duel between head movies. Today, Neon Pictures announced they've bought "Artificial," the Luca Guadagnino film about Sam Altman...

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