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 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York 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. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. 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
New York Magazine Sold to a Murdoch Again, 30 Years After Rupert Owned Now Son James Buys 50% of Parent Company: Everything Old Is...
New York Magazine is back in the hands of a Murdoch.
From the mid 70s til 1991, Rupert Murdoch owned the weekly crown jewel of...
Business
UPDATE: Donald Trump’s Stock Supporting His Truth Social Platform Falls to Another New Low, Teeters On Going Below $8
Even the investors who were holding on to Truth Social stock seem to be getting out.
DOnald Trump's Trump Media stock closed at another all...
Business
Broadway Saying Goodbye to “Beaches,” “Death Becomes Her,” with “Six” Sure to Be Next, “Moulin Rouge” Already Announced After Tough Season
Broadway is contracting pretty fast.
It had already been announced that "Moulin Rouge" would shut down at the end of August.
Then "Death Becomes Her," based...
Celebrity
Billy Joel Says No Thanks to Long Ago Manager’s Plan to Make a Movie About Him Without Permission: Music Rights Will Be Denied
Billy Joel says no thanks to a long ago ex manager.
Someone named Irwin Mazur says he's making a movie about Billy's early years without...
Movies
Review: “The Mandalorian and Grogu” is the Perfect Start-to-Summer Movie, Full of Charm and “Star Wars” Vibes and Martin Scorsese Stealing the Show
Ok, so I've never seen "The Mandalorian" TV series. After "The Last Jedi," I was 40 years into "Star Wars" and that seemed like...
Art
Clive Davis Returns to the Smithsonian for Black Music Month Screening of Mark Ronson Doc and Chat with Grammy Chief Harvey Mason, Jr.
Legendary music mogul Clive Davis already has his likeness hanging at the Smithsonian Museum's National Portrait Gallery, painted by no less than David Hockney.
Now...
Business
Crash! Donald Trump’s Truth Social Stock Falls to All Time New Low on Day When Dow Jones is UP: Weeks of Irrational Posts Don’t...
It was inevitable.
After weeks of irrational overnight posts by its owner, Donald Trump's Truth Social is in the sewer.
Today, TrumpMedia, the stock that supports...
Celebrity
Oh Lordy! Jacob Elordi Eludes Cannes Jury Duty, Claims Foot Injury, Goes Off on Vacation with Kendall, Kylie, and Timothee Chalamet, Drives Car
You may recall that I broke the story of Jacob Elordi being chosen for the Cannes Film Festival jury.
That news became an open question....
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