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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“60 Minutes”: Another Vet Producer is Out, New CBS Investigative Correspondent Going to Cover Electronic Dance Music Festival This Summer
"60 Minutes" continues to bleed legacy talent.
Now producer Henry Schuster says he's out. According to the CBS News website, Schuster is an award-winning producer...
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Katy Perry Strikes Out Again with New Single “Watch it Burn” About Career, Already off the Chart After Four Days: What Is She Thinking?
For some reason, I always thought Katy Perry would have a big career.
After a bunch of hits like "Firework" and "Roar," Katy seemed poised...
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Exclusive: Clive Davis Got a “Statesman’s” Send Off with Nancy Pelosi, Art Garfunkel Among the Guests, Bruce Springsteen and Barry Manilow, Alicia Keys Speakers
Music mogul Clive Davis got what his son called "a statesman's send off" today at Central Synagogue in Manhattan.
Security was tight outside. Inside, around...
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Watch Here: Clive Davis Funeral Live-Streamed at 10AM With Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Dionne Warwick Others Paying Tribute
You can watch the live stream here for the funeral of Clive Davis, music mogul and towering figure in the record business since the...
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Emmy Winner Talker John Oliver Checking into “General Hospital” This Week, Spending “Days of Our Lives” in August
John Oliver is checking into "General Hospital."
The multi-winning Emmy award talker loves soap operas he revealed recently. Why not? WHat did you think he...
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Bill Maher Mark Twain Prize Should Be LOL: Guests So Far Include Jay Leno, John Fetterman, Arianna Huffington, Woody Harrelson, Dr. Oz, UPDATING
UPDATING -- COME BACK FOR MORE --
One of the last scheduled events set for the Kennedy Center -- before it kind of closes...
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Happy Birthday, Mel Brooks! Thanks for 100 Years of Laughter: Read My Treasured 1993 Interview With Him
Happy Birthday, Mel Brooks!
I got to do a long in person interview with him back in 1993, when he was scoring "Robin Hood: Men...
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“Toy Story 5” Makes Twice in 2nd Weekend as “Supergirl” in Its First, and Taylor Swift’s Song Goes Back Up the Charts
I hope you're ready for Taylor Swift week.
Forget about America 250 or July 4th. Everything will be about America's Sweetheart.
Over the weekend, Taylor's...
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