My Friend Leonard by James FreyMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Audible audiobook edition narrated by Andy Paris.
Following investigations by The Smoking Gun and a famous confrontation with Oprah Winfrey, it was revealed that many parts of Frey’s memoirs were exaggerated or fabricated.
Authenticity: Frey later admitted that "significant" portions of his relationship with Leonard—including a three-month jail term they shared at the start of the second book—were invented.
Real Identity: While Leonard was presented as a real person, critics and investigators have questioned his existence or the degree to which he was fictionalized, noting that many of his "larger-than-life" exploits lack corroborating evidence.
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