’s family life is set to be thrown back into the spotlight once again, amid with , in an upcoming book about his life.
The King Richard actor has kept a low profile after he stormed on stage at the Oscars last month, and slapped .
In the wake of that drama, it has been reported that August will be putting pen to paper about his life, including with the Scream 2 actress.
According to reports, there is a ‘bidding war’ over his memoirs, with the musician to sign a six-figure deal.
‘August is getting ready to sign a big money book deal which will detail his romantic liaisons with Jada,’ an insider told .
‘August will go into detail about his time with Jada and will also speak about how he spent time living in homes owned by Will when he was away filming.
‘As well as speaking about their relationship at that time, August wants to open up about the aftermath of going public and how it affected him personally and his career.
‘He knows there are a lot of people fascinated by his story and is happy to tell it.’
The source added that ‘several publishers’ are bidding for the rights to his story.
Will and Jada tied the knot in 1997 and share children Willow and Jaden together.
Their marriage was thrown into the spotlight two years ago when August dropped the bombshell claim that he had a relationship with the Gotham actress during their marriage.
As well as this, he also alleged that he had the Oscar-winner’s blessing over their brief romance.
Addressing August’s claims during an emotional instalment of Red Table Talk, Will later confirmed he had briefly split with his wife at the time.
Jada said: ‘We were over. From there, as time went on, I got into a different kind of entanglement with August.
‘One of the things I want to clear up that was kind of swirling in the press was you giving permission, which the only person who can give permission in that particular circumstance is myself.
‘But what August was trying to communicate – because I could actually see how he would perceive it as permission because we were separated amicably – I think he also wanted to make it clear that he’s not a homewrecker, which he’s not.’
She famously added that she ‘got into an entanglement with August’, before clarifying: ‘It was a relationship, absolutely.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for August for a comment.
