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
“Cats: Jellicle Ball” is Closing on Broadway, Andrew Lloyd Webber is Upset, But Show Never Attracted a Big Enough Audience
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has his knickers in a twist.
His latest iteration of the annoying musical, "Cats," is closing in two weeks, much sooner...
Law
Donald Trump Presidential First: Pays $5.6 Million Court Ordered Judgment to a Woman Who Claims He Raped Her — E. Jean Carroll Gets Her...
Donald Trump has done something no other US president can claim.
He's paid $5.6 million in a court ordered judgment to a woman who claims...
Celebrity
Off Broadway’s La Mama is Back, Big Time! Oscar Winner Sam Rockwell to Star in Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” with Alfred...
There was a time when Ellen Stewart's theater, La Mama, was the cutting edge of off Broadway.
These days, La Mama is still going, but...
Celebrity
RIP Scott Bryce, 68, Star of “As the World Turns” and Many Prime Time Shows, Remembered by Friends Lucie Arnaz, Julianne Moore, More
Actor Scott Bryce, 68, has died from esophageal cancer.
Bryce was well known to fans of "As the World Turns" from the 1980s and 90s....
Business
UPDATE: Late Rock Legend Levon Helm’s Daughter, Amy, Ousted from Dad’s Studio/Club — New President Claims Ownership “Is not a birthright”
I told yesterday that Amy Helm, daughter of Levon Helm, the late legendary drummer and singer-songwriter from The Band, has been ousted from the...
Celebrity
Jay Z’s Final Yankee Stadium Didn’t Start Until 12:20am, Finished 2:49AM Locked Out Hundreds of Fans, Featured Rihanna, Usher, Beyonce (Watch)
Jay Z's third and final show at Yankee Stadium was certainly memorable.
Because of security problems, the 8pm show didn't start until 12:20 am. It...
Movies
Watch Trailer for Tom Cruise in “Digger,” About a Megalomaniac Saving the World from His Own Mess: Satirical Comedy? “Dr. Strangelove” 2.0?
Warner Bros. is pinning its hopes on "Digger," starring Tom Cruise and opening this fall.
Alejandro Innaritu wrote and directed what looks from the trailer...
Celebrity
Exclusive: Big Pink Stink in Woodstock Over The Band’s Levon Helm Studios Board Pushing Out Famed Drummer’s Daughter
There's trouble at Big Pink.
That's the famous painted pink house in Woodstock where The Band -- one of the great rock and roll outfits...
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