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.
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....
Celebrity
Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin Daughter Will Make Acting Debut in New Nancy Meyers Romcom: Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
When Blythe Danner hit the acting world years ago could she have imagined a family dynasty?
Danner gave birth (with late great husband Bruce Paltrow)...
Business
Swatch Kills Collectors Market, Stops Riots in Front of Stores by Putting Audemars Piguet Collab for Sale Online for 400 Bucks
The party is over, and so are the riots.
Swatch had a terrible weekend, closing stories because there were massive fights and rioting in front...
Celebrity
Harry Styles Courts Controversy and Anger, Endorses Fan Who Yells “Viva, viva Palestina” During Amsterdam Show (Watch)
Harry Styles has so far managed to walk a fine line politically.
But the British pop star crossed that line tonight in Amsterdam at one...
Celebrity
Happy Ending: Chris Christie Finally Gets His Picture with Bruce Springsteen After It Seemed Like He’d Been Snubbed at A Concert
A couple of nights ago at Madison Square Garden, former NJ governor Chris Christie had a bad time.
It looked from video like Bruce Springsteen,...
Celebrity
Saying Goodbye to Dr. Hook, aka Dennis Locorriere, of the Medicine Show, Dead at Almost 77: From “Sylvia’s Mother” to “Rolling Stone”
Sad news for folks my age.
Dennis Locorriere aka Dr Hook of the famed medicine Show, has died of kidney disease at age 76, a...
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