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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Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt Remember Their Friend, Legendary Rolling Stone Rock Writer and Broadcaster Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh died Friday at age 76, much too young.
Dave was an inspiration and influence for every music journalist. His work at Creem, Rolling...
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Paul McCartney — Whose Pooch “Martha” Made a Great Beatles Song — Went to the Dogs Yesterday at Animal Rescue Event with the Fanning...
All of the Hamptons have gone to the dogs.
Yesterday, Paul and Nancy McCartney turned up at event for the Animal Rescue Fund.
Of course,...
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“Spider Man” Box Office Boffo: Crosses $2 Billion Worldwide, $800 Million US Tomorrow, While “CatVideoFest2026” Stars Choose Awards Cat-egories
You'd think by now anyone who wanted to see "Brand New Day" would have seen it a couple of times.
But it never ends.
Here's where...
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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...
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