Assange Gets $1.5M Book Deal
The Huffington Post reports:
For weeks, newspapers around the globe have been pouring barrels of ink to tell the story of Julian Assange. Now he plans to spill some of his own.
Not exactly known for keeping secrets, the WikiLeaks founder is working on an autobiography. The book deal is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1.5 million and he's expected to deliver the manuscript in March.
According to SBS, an Australian news outlet, he told Britain's Sunday Times that, "I don't want to write this book, but I have to." Assange is currently defending himself from criminal charges in Sweden, where two women have accused him of sexual assault. His whistleblowing organization is also under mounting pressure -- from cyber attacks on their website to financial companies refusing to provide basic services -- after releasing thousands of previously confidential diplomatic cables. "I have already spent 200,000 pounds for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep WikiLeaks afloat," he added.
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