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
Dog Days of August: Jacob Elordi’s James Bond Shot Dimming with Ridley Scott’s “Dog Stars” Barking Up the Wrong Tree with Lousy Reviews
It's not good news for Jacob Elordi.
For a while there he was in the lead to play James Bond in the Denis Villeneuve film.
He...
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Jelly Roll Calls Trump a “Cheeseball,” More Savage Guest Hosting Jimmy Kimmel Than Rosie O’Donnell: Blistering Monologues Have MAGA in An Uproar
UPDATE: On tonight's show, Jelly Roll compared Donald Trump to a cheeseball. He also introduced a drug called "Donjaro." Jelly Roll was more brutal...
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Sign of the Times: Harry Styles Opens Triumphant 2 Month, 30 Show Run at MSG with Surprise New Opening Number Tribute to Dolly Parton
Harry Styles took Madison Square Garden by storm tonight.
It was the first of his 30 show, 2 month run at the Garden. Sold out?...
Movies
Facebook Frenzy: Powerful Trailer for Sorkin’s “Social Reckoning” Comes on Heels of $17 Billion Settlement, Evil Zuckerberg Center Stage
It's not a good day for Facebook aka Meta, and Mark Zuckerberg.
The company has settled for $17 billion the case brought against them claiming...
Celebrity
Miley Cyrus Remembers Her Friend and Godmother “Aunt Dolly” Parton: “Our most sacred moments were private,” Says She’ll Write a Song for Her
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus had very close connections. Dolly was Miley's godmother. They performed together, and Miley recorded and performed "Jolene" in the...
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Dolly Parton Tribute Music Sales Skyrocket: Beloved Country Singer Takes Over iTunes with 60 Spots Including Most of the Top 30
Dolly Parton is in heaven, but here on Earth the tributes continue.
Dolly's death yesterday has triggered an avalanche of sales unlike any I've ever...
Celebrity
Kanye West Playing Two Nights at Chicago’s Soldier Field, One at NOLA Superdome Despite Embrace of Hitler and Nazis, Antisemitism
You'll be happy to know that both New Orleans and Chicago are ok with Kanye West.
Despite the rapper's avowed antisemitic statements, and music like...
Business
Warner Bros. Ousts “Coyote vs. Acme” Executive Producer on Eve of Movie’s Release by Different Company — And Rave Reviews
The coyote isn't the only one getting an anvil smashed on his head.
Sam Register is the head of animation for Warner Bros. He was...
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