Oprah Confronts Author James Frey on Talk Show

(andPOP) - Author James Frey, whose sort-of-memoir "A Million Little Pieces" has made news for being largely fictional, was confronted by Oprah Winfrey yesterday on her TV talk show.

"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 Thursday.

Winfrey had chosen "A Million Little Pieces", Frey's account of what happened to him while overcoming drug addiction and alcoholism, for her book club, making the book a best seller.

But, The Smoking Gun did a bit of research and fact checking, something publishers failed to do, and found that parts of Frey?s memoir were embellished or completely false.

"I have been really embarrassed by this," Frey told Oprah, adding the bad press would make him "a better person and learning from my mistakes and making sure I don?t repeat them."

Winfrey also made it clear that she was not endorsing lying when she defended Frey on Larry King Live.

"I left the impression that the truth doesn?t matter, and for that I am deeply sorry," she said. "That is not what I believe ... and to those who challenged me, you were absolutely right."