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Whitney Friedlander

POPSUGAR Contributor

Whitney Friedlander is a freelance entertainment journalist whose television addiction will surely blind her at an early age. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son and ornery cat.

https://whitneyfriedlander.com/

Latest Posts From Whitney

For Elle Fanning, Season 2 of The Great Is About More Than a Baby Bump

Oct 11, 2021

For Elle Fanning, Season 2 of The Great Is About More Than a Baby Bump

Get ready for the second season of The Great, baby.

How Reservation Dogs Seeks to Challenge Hollywood’s Version of Native Life

Aug 10, 2021

How Reservation Dogs Seeks to Challenge Hollywood’s Version of Native Life

Representation is a major focal point in Hollywood – not just in regards to who is seen on TV, but how they are seen.

How Lifetime's Surviving Jeffrey Epstein Will Cover Ghislaine Maxwell's Recent Arrest

Aug 4, 2020

How Lifetime's Surviving Jeffrey Epstein Will Cover Ghislaine Maxwell's Recent Arrest

On Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, Lifetime will air its new docuseries Surviving Jeffrey Epstein.

Bong Joon-ho's Response to His Oscar Win Is Exactly What You'd Expect

Feb 10, 2020

Bong Joon-ho's Response to His Oscar Win Is Exactly What You'd Expect

Bong Joon-ho's Parasite made a lot of history on Sunday night at the Academy Awards.

Renee Zellweger: Judy Celebrates the "Nuances" of Garland's Life

Feb 10, 2020

Renee Zellweger: Judy Celebrates the "Nuances" of Garland's Life

Renée Zellweger's portrayal of Judy Garland in the biopic Judy may have led to her second Academy Award win, but the actress stressed that "I can't extract myself from the collaboration" with everyone else involved with the film.

Laura Dern's Advice For Inclusivity: Use Our Voices "in Whatever Industry We're In"

Feb 10, 2020

Laura Dern's Advice For Inclusivity: Use Our Voices "in Whatever Industry We're In"

Marriage Story's Laura Dern won the best supporting actress Oscar at Sunday's Academy Awards.

Taika Waititi Hopes His Nazi Comedy Is Seen as "a Response to a Resurgence of Hate"

Feb 10, 2020

Taika Waititi Hopes His Nazi Comedy Is Seen as "a Response to a Resurgence of Hate"

Jojo Rabbit writer-director Taika Waititi knows that, on paper, his adaptation of author Christine Leunens's book Caging Skies sounds like a hard sell: it's a movie about a boy whose imaginary best friend is Adolf Hitler (also played by Waititi).

Brad Pitt on His Acceptance Speeches: "I Definitely Write Them"

Feb 10, 2020

Brad Pitt on His Acceptance Speeches: "I Definitely Write Them"

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Brad Pitt has had plenty of memorable acceptance speeches during the 2020 award season, prompting many to wonder if he had secretly hired a speech writer.

Here's What We Know About the Jane the Virgin Spinoff, From the Plot to the Cast

Aug 8, 2019

Here's What We Know About the Jane the Virgin Spinoff, From the Plot to the Cast

The final season of The CW's Jane the Virgin is at an end, which means it's time to direct our attention to the show's spinoff, Jane the Novela.

Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams's New Show Explores the Complicated Lives of 2 Icons

Feb 23, 2019

Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams's New Show Explores the Complicated Lives of 2 Icons

The new FX miniseries Fosse/Verdon has all the makings for both awards success and theater geek nirvana: with executive producers from stage — Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail and Dear Evan Hansen's Steven Levenson — and screen — The Americans' Joel Fields — and starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams, the eight episodes begin airing April 9 and tell the story of Bob Fosse, one of the most acclaimed directors of all time, and his wife, Gwen Verdon, the terrific Tony Award-winning actress and dancer who often gets left out of the story.

Feb 19, 2019

Uh-Oh: A Brand New Killer Comes Between Eve and Villanelle in Killing Eve Season 2

The second season of BBC America's Killing Eve picks up 30 seconds after that intense nail-biter of a finale, and wastes no time in ratcheting up the drama as we find out how (if?) MI-5 officer Eve (Screen Actors Guild Award winner Sandra Oh) and trained assassin Villanelle's (Jodie Comer) obsessive, abusive relationship can withstand a stab wound.

Meryl Streep Reveals Her Unique Real-Life Connection to Big Little Lies Season 2

Feb 18, 2019

Meryl Streep Reveals Her Unique Real-Life Connection to Big Little Lies Season 2

The folks behind Big Little Lies so wanted Meryl Streep in the cast that they literally named the part for her.