OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB: The Impact of Scandals!

Non-fiction books, novels, biographies, or articles – are they really written as non-fiction material full of factual information … or are they just as infotainment literature. James Fry wrote and published his memoir entitled “A Million Little Pieces.” This book was herald as a great non-fiction autobiography.

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However, what ever is done in the dark, will one day come into the light – what ever lies covered, will become uncovered. Investigators found many discrepancies between the factual, documented events that actually occurred and the events recorded as true in James Frey’s autobiography.

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When Mr. Frey was first confronted, he flatly denied the allegations. Oprah, who could be considered the “mother of the rapid success for this book,” defended him and the book on national television – as any mother would defend their child.

http://www.macon.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/books/13732128.htm?source=rss&channel=inquirer_books

Hit with an overwhelming amount of evidence, Oprah soon changed her tune. She publicly denounced her allegiance to Mr. Frey and his book, and publicly stated to Mr. Frey that he was lying and proclaimed his as a fraud. Oprah, feeling duped and ashamed, publicly apologized to her fans and supporters.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060127/tv_nm/frey_dc_4

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In all of the attention focused on James Frey and his book "A Million Little Pieces" in recent weeks, two main characters in the drama — Mr. Frey's literary agent and the book's editor — have largely escaped scrutiny. However, thanks to the honesty of Oprah and her nationally televised apologetic, rebuttal of Mr. Fry and his book, these people are now under investigation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/28/books/28opra.html

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Beyond Frey, and his publishers, stories of suffering may themselves take a fall. Frey's saga comes at a time when the work, and even the identities, of such alleged hard-luck authors as J.T. Leroy and Nasdijj have been questioned. St. Martin's Press recently added a disclaimer to an upcoming book by Augusten Burroughs, another memoirist who has been challenged. Do you remember the saying "believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see?" Well, now we must also believe none of what we read... until it has been verified.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/13720499.htm?source=rss&channel=twincities_entertainment

This type of fraudulent behavior is not just restricted to authors… it also extends to other types of artists. For example Rap artists have been lying for years and making millions while doing it. On several occasions, their lyrical lies have divided the country, neighborhoods, and even families. Their lyrical lies have injured and endangered many innocent people. Their lyrical lies have been the underlying factor of many murders. Tupac Shakor and Biggie Smalls, two of the greatest rap artists ever to record, were both murdered as a direct result of lyrical lies. Their lies divided national fans into East Coast and West Coast. Even after their deaths, this division can still be felt.

Today, rap artists like 50 Cent, keep a division among fans by promoting vicious lies and perpetrating the gangster-tough image to their audiences. These lies place innocent fans and others in physical danger. 50 cent has actually been shot several times on several occasions – even on stage during a performance. Now he is convinced that he is invincible. Rap artists with fraudulent lyrics are just like Mr. Frey with his fraudulent autobiography.

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Writers of Non-fiction books, articles, and musical lyrics, who consciously lie about events, themselves, and/or others, are just perpetrating imposters who pretend to be someone other than themselves. They steal bits and pieces from other people’s lives and proudly pronounce that those stolen moments in time truly belong to them. They are nothing but “Want-To-Be’s” – they want to be someone other than themselves.

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OTHER LINKS:

Chicago Tribune

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/01/oprahs_next_boo.html

Hollywood Defamer

http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/oprah-winfrey/james-frey-hollywoods-favorite-new-liar-147534.php

Black Entertainment

http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur24555.cfm

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