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Review: Janet Jackson Finally Reveals the Story of Her “Secret” Child in Disarming, Well Told Documentary

by Roger Friedman - January 27, 2022 3:05 pm

Janet Jackson -- if you didn't already love her, you really will after you watch the A&E documentary set for Friday and Saturday night....

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Round Up: Spider Man Eyes $700 Mil, RIP Maria Ewing, Seinfeld Gets A-Rod for a Neighbor, Publicists Get Applause

by Roger Friedman - January 11, 2022 12:01 pm

Here are a few things rambling around today: BOFFO "Spider Man: No Way Home" will finish in 4th place on the all time box office...

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KPop Katastrophe for Sony Music: Mega Seller BTS Leaves for Universal Music, Taking Bread and “Butter” with Them

by Roger Friedman - October 24, 2021 5:04 pm

Yikes. Sony Music has lost a major recording deal to rival Universal. The Korean K Pop boy band BTS has made a gazillion dollar deal...

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Oscars: Academy Welcomes 395 New Members Including First Timers Like Maria Bakalova and H.E.R. Music

by Roger Friedman - July 1, 2021 2:37 pm

Here are the 395 new members. Welcome to all, especially Maria Bakalova from "Borat 2," who was plucked from obscurity and is now a...

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Here Comes a Movie Theater Hit: “F9: Fast and Furious” Collects $7.1 Mil in Previews

by Roger Friedman - June 25, 2021 2:30 pm

This morning, my friend Mark Simone asked me on WOR Radio if people would come back to the movie theaters. The answer, last night, was...

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Reality Bites: Rapper Snoop Dogg Takes a Job as an Executive with DefJam Records, Will Receive Paycheck, Benefits, 2 Week Vacation

by Roger Friedman - June 8, 2021 2:37 am

Reality, as we all know, bites. This is even true for Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Broadus. The rapper known for being stoned all the time...

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How Much Did Ellen Pompeo Get? “Grey’s Anatomy” Starts Offloading Actors Beginning with Jesse Williams

by Roger Friedman - May 6, 2021 10:08 pm

Ellen Pompeo's season long contract negotiation meant her "Grey's Anatomy" character, Meredith Grey, has been in a coma for months. She wasn't even on...

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Peabody Awards Nominations Snub Oscar Winning “Octopus” Documentary and Emmy Favorite John Oliver

by Roger Friedman - May 4, 2021 12:43 pm

The Peabody Awards nominees are out and listed below. The Documentary field is interesting in that it snubs the Oscar winner, "My Octopus Teacher," in...