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.
Music
Rapper Drake Comes Howling Back onto the Charts with 650K Debut Over Three New Albums, Wiping Clean Memory of Kendrick Lamar Feud
Drake is really back.
The Canadian rapper issued three new albums simultaneously last week, and now he's cleaned up.
Drake's trio sold a total of 650,000...
Business
Disney Dilemma: Meryl vs. Mandalorian: Streep Film Outpacing New “Star Wars” Movie As “Devil Wears Prada 2” Boffo at Box Office, and “Mandalorian” Meh
Meryl Streep recently said in an interview: I think when we tend to Marvel-ize the movies now — we got the villains and we...
Celebrity
amFAR Cannes Was A D List Affair with C List Performers: Where Was Hot Pop Star Sombr? His Parents Work for the Company!
amFAR Cannes on Thursday at the Hotel duCap Eden Roc in Antibes was a D list affair, D for desultory.
The performers were Lizzo, Robbie...
Television
Stephen Colbert Goes Out on Top with 6.74 Million Viewers Watching His Finale, Way Above the Average 2.60 of His Final Season
Stephen Colbert went out on top last night.
His season finale scored 6.74 million viewers, way above his average 2.6 million.
It didn't hurt that both...
Politics
Family Man: Trump Will Miss Son Don Jr’s Second Wedding This Weekend, Avoiding Time with Grandkids Whose Mother Now Has Cancer
Donald Trump is such a family man. His first wife is buried on his golf course. His second wife is gagged from speaking and...
Celebrity
Bonus: Watch Colbert Finale Extra with Jon Batiste and Paul McCartney — on Trumpet! — Play “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Paul McCartney on trumpet! Jon Batiste leading the band!
After the "Colbert" finale was over, the whole gang led the audience in "When the Saints...
Business
Ed Sheeran Ankles Atlantic Records, Warner Music After 15 Years And Declining Sales, Could Be Headed to Far Better Republic/Universal
Ed Sheeran is outta there at Atlantic Records in the US. He's overall gone from Warner Music where he was signed in the UK.
But...
Movies
Return of the Jedi: “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Take $12 Million in Previews, Headed to a Galactic Weekend at Box Office
The naysayers were proven wrong last night.
The new "Star Wars" movie is a hit, as predicted.
"The Mandalorian and Grogu" took in $12 million in...
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