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
Michael Jackson Narrates a Secret Video from Director Brett Ratner Circa 2003, Driving Around Miami Listening to R Kelly
Director Brett Ratner met Michael Jackson in the early 2000s. He eventually introduced Michael to his surrogate father, Al Malnik, who was one of...
Law
Flashback: When Michael Jackson Fired Longtime Lawyer in 2003, Portrayed in Movie as Closest Advisor, Confidante
The "Michael" movie is so full of inaccuracies, you don't know where to start.
I broke this story on March 6, 2003. Michael had fired...
Music
Bette Midler Debuts Video for Her Woody Guthrie Cover, “All You Fascists” With Barbara Hershey, David Hyde-Pierce, More
Bette Midler is so anti-Trump, it's spectacular.
Last week, she released an audio track for a covoer of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists (Bound to...
Movies
Janet Jackson Trolls “Michael” Movie with Post to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Her “All for You” Album
Janet Jackson's social media is getting funnier and funnier.
This afternoon she trolled the "Michael" movie with a post celebrating the 25th anniversary of her...
Celebrity
Rob Reiner’s Son, Jake, Tells the Harrowing Story of Grieving His Parents’ Murders: “I was robbed of so many things that day”
Click through Jake's story. It takes extraordinary courage to do something like this.
Jake Reiner is one of the Reiners' four adult children. His parents...
Music
All Hail Beatle Ringo, Age 85: On New Album, “Long Long Road” Produced by T Bone Burnett, He Makes it All Look Very Easy
"Long Long Road" is the second album in a row for our beloved Beatle Ringo Starr and his all-starr producer T. Bone Burnett.
The first...
Movies
“Michael” Movie Eyeing $12.5 Mil in Previews Despite Being a Concert Film, Not a Biopic: Audience Accepts Him Like Trump
The Michael Jackson movie exploded at the box office yesterday.
Projections are a preview night of around $12.5 million.
It turns out the audience doesn't care...
Celebrity
Vanity Fair’s Famous Former Editor Graydon Carter Will Upstage Newbies with A List Cannes Party Partner Anthropic (Claude)
A couple of years ago, when he was still running AirMail, Graydon Carter got the best of Vanity Fair.
The famous former editor of VF...
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