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.
Celebrity
Country Music Has a New Fake Crossover Pop Star: Fictional “River Cain,” AI, Suddenly Has Five Hit Singles and an Album on Charts
River Cain is the latest fake singer to infiltrate iTunes.
The AI created country singer has five singles on the iTunes chart including "Hell Out...
Television
“Grey’s Anatomy” Teases the Return of Sandra Oh as Cristina After 12 Years Away from Show, As Drama Inexplicably Enters 99th Season
Is Sandra Oh returning to "Grey's Anatomy"?
The show's Instagram site is teasing the possibility. One episode? An arc? All season?
Oh was so popular...
Music
Charts: K Pop Stray Kids In at Number 1 with Massive 362K Debut for “This and That,” Role Model No Role Model with Just...
It's those dog days of summer on the pop charts.
With just two weeks until the end of Grammy eligibility, new releases are getting in...
Business
Box Office: Oh, the Horror! Anne Hathaway’s Summer Comeback Complete as “End of Oak Street” and “The Odyssey” Join “Prada 2” for Hat Trick
Yes, the summer was all about Tom Holland and Zendaya, and the married couple being in two hot films.
But Anne Hathaway is giving the...
Celebrity
UPDATE Frankie Valli Insists Not Ending Career, Brother Recants: “I Apologize, I misunderstood, I was under the impression my brother was retiring”
UPDATED
I'm not surprised.
Frankie Valli issued a terse one sentence response to his brother Bobby's post.
Frankie wrote on Twitter: "In spite of what you might...
Celebrity
Legendary Singer Frankie Valli’s Brother Says There’s a “Possibility” Four Seasons Great Will Stop Touring, Maybe to Force the Issue of 92 Year Old...
Lots of reports today that Frankie Valli's brother announced the famed singer's retirement.
Not true, really.
Bobby Valli says in his post "there's a possibility...
Celebrity
Exclusive: Vanity Fair Cover Sweepstakes as Search for Celebrity Proves Difficult, Famed Fashion Designer Could Be Last Minute Choice
Getting cover subjects for magazines has never been trickier.
Vogue just got outplayed on its September cover by Vogue Uk with Nicole Kidman on their...
Celebrity
UPDATE: Bette Midler Remembers Mark Rydell, 97, Who Directed Her in “The Rose,” Oscar Nominated for “On Golden Pond,” Started as Hit Actor on...
UPDATE: Mark Rydell, who directed Bette Midler to an Oscar nomination in her first film, "The Rose," writes on Instagram: "He was an actor...
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