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    Do Not Piss Off the Oprah

    The Oprah is not pleased.
    So we've carefully watched James Frey's appearance on Oprah — this morning's live-blog was a paraphrased summary, obviously — and we are, of course, completely in awe of the whole thing. Best. Television. Ever. After the jump, our photographic recap.

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    "Oprah, I said I was sorry! C'mon!"


    The clenched fist knows no forgiveness.


    "I believed your little root canal story and told my dentist about it. You made me lie to my dental care provider!"


    "I don't support our troops, and I certainly don't support James Frey."


    "If I saw that Frey boy, I'd slap the bitch."


    "Is reading James Frey really necessary?"


    To publisher Nan Talese: "You lied to innocent Harpo staffers!"


    "Oprah, I am way too old for this shit."


    "Wait, I want to start pointing my finger too!"


    Frank Rich arrives: "Hey gang! What's everyone so upset about? Did I miss something? Look, I brought Chex Mix!"


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