Assange 'Forced' to Take $1.5M Book Deal

The world's favorite rogue publisher has landed himself a book deal, but not because he wanted to. Infamous WikiLeaker Julian Assange will pen his memoirs for a reputed $1.5 million, reports the Australian, but he's doing it not for ego, but money. "I don't want to write this book, but I have to," he said. "I have already spent $307,408 for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep WikiLeaks afloat." (More WikiLeaks stories.)