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James Frey Works for Free

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Author interning for Gawker.

Residual guilt from an Oprah-lashing manifests itself in unexpected ways. James Frey, bestselling author of A Million Little Pieces and Bright Shiny Morning, is voluntarily acting as an intern at Gawker. After emailing writer Shelia McClear one line—"I'll come intern for a day”—he appears to followed through. Frey is dispensing donuts to editors and answers to commenters about interning for a site he says “hated” him. Other recent celebs-turned-photocopying experts include singer Ryan Adams for Blackbook and hockey player Sean Avery for Vogue.

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