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
Tom Cruise’s “Digger” Finishes 5th Place Opening Weekend, Beaten by 2 Horror Films, Brad Pitt and a Dog, and Pedophile Chaser
"Digger" is DOA.
Tom Cruise's odd foray into character acting yielded just $8 million this weekend, and another $12 million overseas.
"Digger," directed by Alejandro Innaritu,...
Music
Neil Young’s New Album is A Masterwork of Melancholia and Farewell That Makes You Think He’s Not Sticking Around Much Longer
I saw Neil Young live a short time ago. He played a short, decisive show that included only two songs from his album, "Second Song."
The...
Music
Russia Cancels Kanye West, They’re Smarter Than Tampa, San Antonio, Chicago, Other US Cities That Allowed Antisemitic Rapper to Perform
Kanye West is not going to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The government and the promoter, Say Agency, have shut down his planned concerts on...
Business
Tom Cruise Scores Disastrous Opening Weekend with “Digger” Headed to Just $8 Million, Lowest Since 2007’s “Lions for Lambs”
Tom Cruise will be very sheepish now.
His biggest dud is here since 2007's "Lions for Lambs."
"Digger" is headed to an $8 million opening weekend.
It's...
Books
Nicole Brown Simpson’s Sister Denise is Back, Cashing in Again 30 Years After Double Murder, We Recall Her Shady History
Denise Brown is back.
The sister of Nicole Brown Simpson is on Nightline tonight, interviewed by Diane Sawyer.
Give me a freakin' break.
The subject is admirable:...
Celebrity
Kaos: Trump Moving Kennedy Center Honors to 20,000 Seat Arena But Has No Honorees or Network, Also Selling The Pianos in Theater
It's just another day of chaos at the Kennedy Center.
Donald Trump says he's staging the Kennedy Center Honors at the Capital One Arena in...
Media
Trump Son-in-Law Jared Kushner, Who’s Made Millions During Two Terms, Takes to Twitter to Defend Himself — from CNN, to Start
Jared Kushner is on Twitter.
He says he's going to defend himself after ignoring "false and misleading stories."
He's not using Truth Social, but instead the...
Business
Dig This: “Digger” Digs Its Own Grave with Lowest Tom Cruise Preview Numbers in Decades — Ill Conceived Satire Earns $1.2 Mil
Can you dig it?
Tom Cruise's new movie, "Digger," has a rough go in previews last night.
Total was just $1.2 million. Budget is said to...
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