In this lively interview, Lit author Mary Karr calls James Frey a "lying sack of shit" and says "Dr. Drew should be shot."
I Am Number Four Looks Like Number Two
Here's a full-length trailer for I Am Number Four, the sci-fi teen adventure based on the book series by none other than James Frey. It all seems a bit pat and done before, but who knows, it could be fun.
Welcome to James Frey's Young Adult Fiction Sweatshop
Speaking of Oprah, remember James Frey? A former Gawker intern, Frey is probably better known for the time he made up a best-selling memoir and Oprah yelled at him. Well, he's got a new venture, and it sounds absolutely terrifying.
HBO Looking to Get Into Porn
Well, more porn. And they need Mark Wahlberg's help. Also today: Glee gets totally rejected for once, Idris Elba has a scary new part, USA loves to renew its shows, and an important film is a success.
Chris Brown Belongs to America's 'Unforgivable' Caste
How much do we hate Chris Brown? This much: An "insider" says he used eyedrops for his recent onstage sob-fest. This is what happens when you're hell-bent on getting America to forgive you: We turn you into our whipping boy.
Tom Wolfe Attacks Dead Man to Boost Self Esteem
The working man's author decided it was time to take out the iconic Mark Twain for being a bourgeois phony. But maybe old Tom is just upset that he was never able to write The Great American Novel himself?
David Hasselhoff's Next Reality Show Gig Not 'Celebrity Rehab,' Surprisingly
The Hoff is back: A&E has picked up a reality series starring David Hasselhoff and it's gonna be huge. What do you think the show's about? Drinking? No, unfortunately. It is about his David Hasselhoff's beautiful daughters.
Charlie Sheen's Wife Wants to Drop Restraining Order Because 'Love' Is a Crazy, Terrible Thing
As the Sheen-Mueller cycle of violence rounds another bend, we have no choice but to end the year depressingly. Tracy Morgan buys lube, Kate Hudson goes "psycho," Jonases contemplate break-up. Should auld gossip be forgot: Thursday gossip lang syne.
Of Murder and Memory: Stephen Elliott's The Adderall Diaries
In the latest edition of the Gawker Book Club, we have Stephen Elliott discussing his murder potboiler-cum-memoir The Adderall Diaries with special guest interviewer Gawker special correspondent James Frey. They'll be dropping in comments around 12:30pm. Why not join in?
Happy Birthday
CNBC's one-time "money honey," Maria Bartiromo, turns 42 today. Moby is turning 44. Marie-Josée Kravis, the wife of billionaire Henry Kravis, is 60. The rapper Ludacris is 32. Brokerage founder Muriel Siebert is 77. Hedge funder David Tepper is turning 52. Political operative Bill Cunningham is 59. Singer Harry…
Doug Reinhardt Gets Paris Hilton an Island to Win Back Her Love
Doug and Paris rekindle their tainted love, Sienna Miller falls for the "Slinky Wizard," Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper play grab-ass, Justin Timberlake buys a house in Greenwich, Paula Abdul might head to ABC and Russell Brand seeks new love.
James Frey Finds a Publisher, Mark Sanford Does Not
There are book deals happening today! Bloggers will publish, governors will not, and a peculiar, and speculative, sci-fi series lands a publisher.
The Blade, Book Deals, CNBC's Blogger Battle
• The New York Blade, one of the two big gay and lesbian newspapers in New York City, has suspended publication and laid off most of its staff. [NYT]
• How many books can you possibly read about Bernie Madoff? Who knows, but there at least four books about him scheduled to hit stores this fall. [Crains]
• David Rohde,…
Jimmy Frey, Our Former Intern Boy, Makes It Big in Hollywood
Hey, look! Being a Gawker Intern pays off. One of our most famous non-paid workers, James Frey, is shopping a young adult series that just got preemptively optioned by DreamWorks. Estimates say the deal was in the high six figures.
Arthur and Anna and Me
Last night, James Frey met Philly fameball Arthur Kade, a character so committed to perfectly attaining the state of "douchebag" (as originally defined) that some suspect he's a performance-art hoax. Frey investigated — and earned his Gawker special correspondent wings.
You Got James Frey in My Arthur Kade
Frey is gunning for a promotion from Gawker intern to Gawker special correspondent and will be filing his own take on the run-in. Kade, however, seems a bit more familiar with Internet speed than our intern and, has already weighed in via his blog:
The Newest (and Unlikeliest) Member of 50's Entourage
• Last week Bette Midler was handing out dating tips to Jennifer Aniston. This week she's rolling with 50 Cent. Not only have the two become "unlikely best friends," but Bette says 50 has "really made my life worth living," and has been by her side "through thick and thin." She'd even like to sing backup on one of…
Holocaust Love Liar Gets His (Fake) Story Told
Herman Rosenblat's touching story about reuniting with a holocaust survivor years after the war ended was a sham. Among the conned: the NY Post, Oprah, publishers. Now alchemized into fiction, the tale's finally going public.
In Which We Ask James Frey About His Secret Oprah Tapes
Fiction author and former Gawker intern James Frey knows a scandalous secret about Oprah, allegedly. It's on tape, allegedly! We journalistically went to Frey's book reading last night to hear him tell the whole story:
Oprah, Taking a Timeout From Plotting Chicken Riots, Apologizes to James Frey
Well here's one story of lust, lies and betrayal that has a happy ending! Oprah, noted American fast food terrorist, has apologized to former Gawker intern James Frey for de-balling him on national television.
