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“A Million Little Pieces” Author James Frey Opens Up About Oprah Winfrey Controversy: ‘Brutal Hypocrisy’
Jun 9, 2025

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James Frey is speaking out about his infamous 2006 interview with Oprah Winfrey in a new interview with The New York Times
The author became the subject of controversy when it was revealed that parts of his 2003 memoir A Million Little Pieces, which was chosen for Winfrey's book club, were fabricated
Winfrey confronted Frey on her show, later stating she did so because she was “defending every single viewer who had bought that book"
James Frey is speaking out about his infamous publishing controversy.
In an interview with The New York Times published on June 8, the author looked back on the publication of his 2003 book A Million Little Pieces. Originally marketed as a memoir, the book detailed the author’s experience with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as his subsequent rehabilitation. Oprah Winfrey chose the memoir for her book club in 2005, and it soon became a bestseller.
However, in January 2006, the website The Smoking Gun published an exposé, which claimed that police reports and other sourcing showed that Frey had fabricated parts of the book, including the severity of his criminal record.
On Jan. 26, 2006, Winfrey brought Frey onto her show, where the author admitted to embellishing parts of the book (notably, the amount of time that he spent in prison). In what would become one of Winfrey’s most controversial interviews, the media personality called out Frey, later saying that she was “defending every single viewer who had bought that book.”
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