Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His 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. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
Celebrity
Diddy Done: CNN Releases 2016 Video of Sean Puffy Combs Physically Assaulting Girlfriend Cassie Ventura
Don't click on the link below unless you're ready.
CNN has obtained exclusive 2016 video of Sean Puffy Combs, aka Diddy, physically assaulting girlfriend Cassie...
Movies
Apocalypse, Now: Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Down to 48% Among Critics — And that Number is Inflated by Admirers
Yes, it's a "Mega-flop-olis."
The Apocalypse is here, now, for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis."
The more critics file reviews from Cannes to Rotten Tomatoes, the worse...
Theater
Broadway: Sutton Foster Coming in “Once Upon a Mattress” Musical Revival Adapted by “Mrs. Maisel” and “Gilmore Girls” Creator
Tony winner Sutton Foster, hot off "Sweeney Todd," is coming back to Broadway immediately.
Foster will star in a summer revival of "Once Upon a...
Music
Here is the Billie Eilish Single That Should Be Released from Her New Album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
Billie Eilish recently said there would be no singles from her new album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft."
The result this morning is that Eilish...
Celebrity
No Singles on Billie Eilish’s Raunchy, Rocking New Album of Just 10 Tracks, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” (Listen)
Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft is notable for many things including this: not so much whisper singing.
Billie, 22, is starting to...
Celebrity
Bennifer 2.0 May Be Ending Soon After JLo Lost $20 Million Advertising a Possibly Bad Romance
Bennifer 2.0 may be winding up.
All signs point to the end of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's marriage, their second go round. Even People...
Television
“Grey’s Anatomy” — Totally Unwatchable Now — Pushed to 10PM For Probably Final Season
It's time to suture up the folks to at Grey Sloan whatever.
ABC has renewed "Grey's Anatomy" for a 21st and hopefully final season. They're...
Television
ABC Soap “General Hospital” Fires Headwriter of Two Months, Brings Back Predecessor
ABC's 60 year old soap, "General Hospital," is always in some kind of trouble.
Today the show fired co-headwriter Patrick Mulcahey. He'd been on the...
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