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Zooey Deschanel Tells Writers: “Hit On Me”
Woody Allen won his fifth Writers Guild Award Sunday night for originals screenplay, this time for "Midnight in Paris." Best Adapted Screenplay went to...
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RIP to the Ebullient, Indefatigable Steven Greenberg
I rarely gasp at news of a death, but Page Six is reporting the passing on Saturday of Steven Greenberg. I worked for Steven--he...
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Two Spider Man(s) on Broadway; Shat Happens; Aretha’s Party
There are now two Spider Men on Broadway. Or are they two Spider Man(s)? Hmmm....Well, while Reeve Carney and his gang are swinging around...
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“Moneyball” Original Script Had a Lot of Typos–And Other Hollywood Tales
Tonight's Writers Guild Awards are sure to be lively, even though a number of Oscar nominated films--"The Artist" among them--are not eligible. Nevertheless, plenty...
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Whitney Houston: Clive Davis’s Moving Eulogy
This was Clive Davis's very moving eulogy from yesterday's funeral. I don't know how he did it. When Arista's Gerry Griffiths brought Whitney to...
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Flashback: Young Whitney Reflects on Fame and Sexuality
c2012, Roger Friedman
From an updated story I published in 1992: This Sunday, 1500 of Whitney Houston's closest friends will gather in New Jersey for...
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Mariah Carey Attending Whitney Houston’s Funeral
Exclusive: add Mariah Carey's name to the list of celebrities who will be attending Whitney Houston's funeral tomorrow. She's going with L.A. Reid. She...
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Who Is Cissy Houston? A Primer
Last night on either "ET" or its miserable sidekick "The Insider," Cissy Houston--Whitney's mother--was identified as a former Elvis Presley backup singer. Just so...