Oprah really did get pissed.

There are lots of articles, essays and opinion pieces about Oprah's 180, but you can read the transcript of her interview with James Frey (Pictures, too!) at her website:

James: I mean, once I talked to the person at the facility about it, you know, the book had been out for nine months. We'd already done a lot of interviews about it. … Since that time I've struggled with the idea of it…"

Oprah: No, the lie of it. That's a lie. It's not an idea, James. That's a lie.

She also talked with the editor:

Nan: I do not know how you get inside another person's mind.

Oprah: Well, this is my point, Nan. Otherwise then anybody can just walk in off the street with whatever story they have and say this is my story.

Nan: This is absolutely true…

Oprah: That needs to change.

Nan: No, you cannot stop people from making up stories. We learn by stories.

Oprah: You can if you call it a memoir. You can make up stories and call them novels. People have done it for years.

So:  Will the people who followed Oprah in backing James Frey him also change their minds?  Is her turn-around genuine, or was it merely a brilliant ratings-grabber?  Also, on an unrelated note -- I could be wrong, and this is probably horribly nit-picky of me (especially if I'm wrong), but shouldn't Oprah have been saying 'hanged', not 'hung'?  Or did I just make that up?

The controversy continues...