Oprah Winfrey Takes On Author With Exaggerated Story
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Oprah Winfrey Takes On Author With Exaggerated Story
Oprah Winfrey Takes On Author With Exaggerated Story 1/26/06 5:30PM Beatriz Canals Oprah Winfrey challenged author James Frey over his disputed memoir, asking him on a live telecast of her show Thursday to explain why he "felt the need to lie." "It is difficult for me to talk to you because I really feel duped ... but more importantly I feel that you betrayed millions of readers," Winfrey said to Frey, who wrote the hugely popular "A Million Little Pieces." Frey's story of substance abuse and recovery became one of the best-selling books of 2005 after Winfrey named it to her book club last fall, with countless addicts citing it as inspiration. It was originally published in 2003. The memoir began to unravel earlier this month when an investigative piece on The Smoking Gun Web site challenged some of the facts in the book, including Frey's assertion that he once spent three months in prison.
Web Video | January 27, 2006
