Assange loses his bite in jail

Wikileaks chief claims he lost tooth, was stuck with paedophiles in prison

The tooth hurts. WikiLeaks mastermind Julian Assange continued his whining yesterday, complaining that he lost a tooth while in a British prison after he bit into a metal object in his food.

Prison apparently did not agree with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

The 39-year-old Australian whined to Spanish newspaper El Pais that he had been held in a wing housing people who "have been convicted of sexual offences, child killers."

He also told the paper he lost a tooth after chewing on a metal object stuck in his food.

"It will soon be for sale on eBay," he joked about the missing tooth, which he said he wrapped in paper and placed in his cell.
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"I suppose [it was taken] because they didn't want any kind of evidence that such an episode had occurred."

While he clearly did not enjoy his time in prison, Assange didn't mention anything to the newspaper about missing loved ones including what a newspaper had reported about him fathering a son at the age of 17.

Like father, like son?

The son, reportedly named Daniel, was born when Assange first started hacking and busted with Pentagon passwords on his computer. With his first arrest, the mother of his child fled with his only son.

Now Daniel (20), is working for a software design company.

While the two have a strong resemblance, Assange's ex had full custody of the child for most of his life after a drawn-out custody battle, according to the newspaper.

The news of the child is just the latest detail of the WikiLeaks' founder's life that has come out much to his disdain.

Details leaked

Over the weekend, his lawyers ironically blasted Swedish cops for leaking his police report to the media.

Also, an American journalist claimed Assange stole his girlfriend days before having sex with the first of his two accusers.

The unidentified journalist told the newspaper that the three dined together at a Swedish restaurant.
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As the woman went out for a cigarette, Assange followed her and the two were later spotted walking holding hands, the journalist said.

"Assange seemed to take pleasure in humiliating me," the journalist told the newspaper. After all, the journalist said, the WikiLeaks founder had no problem getting women.

"A lot of women were extremely attracted to Julian, and after a few minutes, they offered themselves to him," he said.

Assange is currently in London, where he was released on bail earlier this month. He is fighting extradition to Sweden over allegations of sex crimes, which he has vehemently denied, often calling it a CIA plot.

"Of course, the enemies of WikiLeaks may try to use this, but it begins with the two women and Julian. It is not the CIA sending a woman in a short skirt," one his lawyers told reporters.

Extradition hearings have garnered intense interest around the world from supporters and naysayers of Assange, who recently released hundreds of top-secret cables.

On Monday a British lord chief justice said that journalists could use social media including Twitter, texting and email during Assange's hearings as long as it did not interfere with court proceedings or influence witnesses.

Assange's memoirs
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to publish book in March, through UK publishers Canongate. The news leaked via a tweet from Spanish publisher Random House Mondadori, with head of the literary division Claudio Lopez telling the world that "Manuscrito listo en marzo" ufffd the manuscript will be ready in March.