Oprah Fries Frey

Finally in a show that airs today Oprah Winfrey decides to turn her attitude of tolerance for James Frey, author of "A Million Little Pieces" to now admitting that he had misrepresented this as a memoir when honestly it is more fiction. I have read the book, I'm an avid reader and therefore could not pass it up. I did find it a captivating book to spite the controversy. Of course I knew that many things in the book are fiction by the time I read it. Oprah Winfrey chose this book in September last year for her book club. She also spoke of how this book kept her up at night reading it. Her selection of this book all but assured it to reach best seller status and it did, being the most successful selling book in the clubs history.

Oprah initially defended the Author in a call to CNN's Larry King. You can click here to read more on her comments during the broadcast. I'm sure she was very humiliated that she launched a book into the best sellers list and an author into celebrity status not to mention into a fortune and then had to admit that many facts in this book are pure fiction. I find it a bit upsetting that only after she encountered the bad press and letters from viewers showing discontent in the defense she took for Mr. Frey did she decide to retract and then vehemently attack him on her show. Sort of like she was going to defend her selection if she could get away with it but when she couldn't then she retracted. In all fairness to Oprah I must say that in her show she has apologized and admitted that she was wrong and feels duped.