Posts with tag "James Frey"

James Frey Tells Oprah He Doesn't Respect Memoirs

Posted May 17th 2011 at 11:14 AM by AOL TV Editors

In 2003, James Frey established his contempt for the literary memoir format by releasing 'A Million Little Pieces,' a supposed memoir that turned out to be full of lies. Oprah Winfrey helped make 'Pieces' into a bestseller in 2005 when she made it a selection for her popular book club and interviewed the author on her show. But hteir second meeting in 2006 wasn't quite as amicable, when it came ...

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Five Years Later, Oprah and James Frey to Meet Again

Posted May 10th 2011 at 05:22 PM by PopEater Staff

Because one day isn't enough time to confront a guy after you shattered his career into a million little pieces, Oprah Winfrey is setting aside two episodes in her final weeks to interview infamous author James Frey. Frey will sit down with Winfrey on May 16 and 17 and will probably talk about that one time in early 2006 when she called him out for deceiving her and readers with wild tales of ...

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VIDEO: A Decade of Oprah Moments

Posted Dec 16th 2009 at 01:37 PM by Scott Harris

In Hollywood, people are often judged less by the content of their character and more by the content of their wallet. Stars have taken to buying up ever more ostentatious items in order to best display their wealth for all to see. Jay Leno, for instance, owns a fleet of rare and vintage automobiles. John Travolta doesn't just own his own jet, he owns a Boeing 707. And Oprah Winfrey? Well, Oprah ...