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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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“Cancel Kanye Show”: San Antonio Mayor Chimes in HOURS After This Site Reported City-Funded Stadium Was Hosting Antisemitic Rapper

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“Toy Story 5” Scores Record $160 Million Opening Weekend, $40 Mil Bigger than Previous Release, Thanks to Invisible Star Taylor Swift

It would seem inexplicable. Why, after seven years, would a "Toy Story" movie score $40 million more than its predecessor on opening weekend? "Toy Story 5"...

EXCLUSIVE: Why Donald Trump Posted A Picture of Margo Catsimitidis, Wife of Supermarket King, to Social Media, and How It Also Involves Bill Clinton

Well, the mystery is solved exclusively here. Why did Donald Trump post a picture of an unidentified blonde woman in the middle of the...

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