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.
Television
CBS News Capitulates to Trump Again, Lets Rev. Franklin Graham Give A Sermon About Jesus at the End of “60 Minutes”
This is outrageous.
"60 Minutes" turned over its last minute tonight to Franklin Graham.
A devout Trump supporter, Graham gave a sermon about Jesus and...
Celebrity
Screwy Right Wing Newsmax Hires “Days of Our Lives” Actor to Anchor Weekend News As One More Faux Journalist
Newsmax isn't known for its journalism, certainly.
It's a channel for people who think Fox News isn't crazy enough with fictional right wing reporting.
Their latest...
Business
Kanye Krumbles: Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan Join Pepsi, Pull Out of Wireless Fest: Are Budweiser, PayPal Next?
The company that distributes Johnnie Walker and Captain Morgan is out of the Wireless Festival.
Diageo has pulled its sponsorship of a three day event...
Music
Justin Bieber Plays Another Pre-Coachella Show All “Swag” and Hot Hits Thanks to Catalog Sale (Maybe He’s Rehearsing Them at Home)
It was another club date in West Hollywood last night for Justin Bieber.
A few days before his Coachella show, Bieber put on a private...
Business
iTunes Takeover by Fake AI Singer “Eddie Dalton” — Now Occupies ELEVEN Spots on Singles Chart, Number 3 on Albums Chart (Exclusive)
iTunes was really bamboozled on April Fools Day.
Dallas Little, content creator, unleashed four more songs by his AI creation, Eddie Dalton.
Now Little has ELEVEN...
government
Trump’s Easter Message to Iran: Threatens to Kill Everyone, Drops F Bomb in Social Media Post, Calls Country “Crazy Bastards”
LBJ cursed a lot in private. For better or worse.
But not in public. Discourse between the president of the United States and its citizens...
Business
Box Office: “Super Mario” Blasts Off to Another Galaxy with $190 Mil in Five Days, The Curtain May Be Falling On “The Drama” After...
SPOILERS AHEAD, BE WARNED******
The weekend box office was about three movies: "The Super Mario Galaxy," "Project Hail Mary," and "The Drama."
Good news first: "Super...
Business
Satisfaction: Pepsi Gets the Message About Kanye West, Exits Sponsorship of Wireless Festival After Heavy Criticism
This column was first to denounce Pepsi when the Wireless Festival in London said Kanye West would headline three nights this summer.
Then -- and...
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