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.
Movies
Real Life “Jaws” on Martha’s Vineyard Where Movie Was Shot: Woman Reportedly Pulled from Shallow Water with Possible Shark Bites
Real life "Jaws"?
On Martha's Vineyard's South Beach, a woman was pulled out of the water with shark bites on her legs.
The Beach has been...
Business
Zachary Levi-Liam Neeson Coming B Movie “The Fix” Sets a Record All Time High for Number of Producing Credits: 46! List Longer than the...
Liam Neeson used to be a fine actor.
Then he started making crappy straight to video films. Usually they're about rescuing someone from a ridiculous...
Celebrity
Howard Stern Will Stream His Weekly Monday Sirius XM Radio Show on HBO Max on Thursdays After Firing Staff and Losing Channel
Howard Stern is saving face, and it's all good.
Howard will stream the video of his weekly Monday Sirius XM show on HBO Max beginning...
Celebrity
Anna Wintour Stands Down, Cancels Antisemitic Fashion Designer John Galliano for Next May’s Met Gala, Sustains Rare Blemish
The Met Gala has cancelled its John Galliano tribute.
Anna Wintour has sustained a rare blemish and embarrassment after trying to push through Galliano, convicted...
Celebrity
Exclusive: Justin Timberlake’s Next Move Is New Music and a World Tour in 2027 Called “The Next Move” Said to Be His Most Ambitious...
Justin Timberlake is starting to put together a big project.
"The Next Move" -- sources tell me -- will be a new album and a...
Business
New Movie, Music Merch Alert: Butcher Knives for “Superman,” “Batman,” “Lord of the Rings,” Gene Simmons’ $1100 Collectors Hellfire Meat Axe
Looking for a nice Christmas gift for local psychopath?
Forget about popcorn buckets. Here's a whole new batch of merch.
May I recommend a website called...
Celebrity
Sam Smith Says Even Now He’s Fighting Copyright Battles After Turning Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” into His Hit, “Stay with Me”
Singer Sam Smith burst onto the scene in 2014 with a hit called "Stay with Me."
Not too long after, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne...
Celebrity
Exclusive: Famed Music Producer David Foster Silent on Dolly Parton Death, Worked with Her on Christmas Album, Produced Hit for Whitney Houston
There are hundreds if not thousands of tributes to Dolly Parton all over the media since she passed away on Tuesday.
Plenty of recording artists...
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