Maria Shriver Offered Record Breaking Deal for Tell-All Book

By Christo Varghese Posted Jul 4th 2011 05:05AM

Maria Shriver has been offered more that $15 million as an advance for a tell-all memoir.

Shriver, who filed for divorce from estranged husband Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday (July 1), is the most sought-after person in the book world, according to RadarOnline.com. A top publishing exec estimates Shriver could nab a book advance of more than $15 million.

That amount would break the all-time record of $15 million advance for former U.S. president Bill Clinton's memoir, 'My Life.'

Shriver is already the author of six best-selling books, including 'And One More Thing Before You Go' and 'What's Happening to Grandpa?'

But should Shriver decide to write a tell-all about her life, from growing up a Kennedy, her marriage to Arnold Schwarzenegger, his reported and alleged extramarital affairs and love child, the book could set all sorts of sales records.

As of now, there are no indications if Shriver would be interested in telling her story, but that has not stopped book publishers from putting offers to the former First Lady of California.

Shriver filed for divorce six weeks after Schwarzenegger publicly acknowledged that he fathered a child with the family's ex housekeeper, Mildred Baena.

In her divorce petition, she cites "irreconcilable differences" as the cause for divorce.

Tags: arnold schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver

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Monday 04 July

By Domani

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Do it Maria! Get all you can out of this and then do charitable things with some of the money.

By sylvabugg2

She is scary looking, she looks like Skeletor from He-man! I'd hate to meet her in a dark alley! Yikes!

By Bob

Cro-magnon meets skull-face. But I do feel for her, the humiliation.

By terrapintexan

She's the scariest looking Kennedy, ever... Bar none.

By wilma

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AOL please get Jennifer Aniston off this page,SO SICK OF LOOKING AT HER ALL THE TIME>SHES A LOOSER...
Thank you so much.

By MacD

Maria, go for it, get what ever you can bleed out of Arnold and the affair.

Tuesday 05 July

By Tom

I don't understand why so many people choose to get ugly and criticize Maria's looks.
If she decided to be thin, that is her decision.

Are women just jealous that they are younger than her and don't look that good?
Are men envious that they have never had a woman that good looking?

How many of the critical people are mindless, over-eating, obese slobs who watch such mindless TV shows as Idol, Dancing, Talent, Survivor, and all of the rest of that crap?

Based on the picture I saw of the housekeepr, Arnold did not screw her for her looks.
There were obviously other problems at home.
Or..., Arnold just got drunk and horny and the housekeepr was convenient.

By Eddie

God what happened to her? She used to be hot when she was on the network. Why do these Hollwood people think that looking like a skeletan with skin looks good. Looks sick not sexy.

Saturday 23 July

By Miss V

I would love to hear the story. However, sad that everything went wrong. maria is such a nice lovely lady. i don't know who would want to crush her like arnold did.

By Linda

Sorry for Maria, but she is not the first woman to have her husband father a child during their marriage. Second, the child looks just like Arnold, and it took this long to question... Third, she will be taken care of financially... Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and go on with your life....

By laughin@stupid

dont be a palin and air your dirty laundry in a bookfor money you have enough money

By n

I know that I wouldn't
be interested in reading her book. It's not because I don't like either of them.... It's just because I'm not interested in so called "tell all" books.
I do understand though, how others would be interested in a tell all book.

I wonder if it will be a interesting as Ted Kennedy's tell all book on swimming?

By Dave

Why do people have to advertise their garbage on these posts??

By AF

She's not much better looking than her mother. Quite frankly, with her millions, Other than legally requiring that AS put several million into trust for each of their kids, I don't know why she would deserve anything else. She's profitted more from being married to him than he has from being married to her.

By Jay

The article I read stated that Shriver has been approached about writing a book... not that she has gone out and sought a publisher. Perhaps someone should write a book for those of you who can't read... lots of VERY simple pictures.

By Steve

Mary so concerned about her looks let me guess you are just as ugly as her.

By SIMPLY ME

ONLY IN AMERICA THEY PAY MILLIONS FOR THE ELITE'S AIRING THEIR DIRTY LAUNDRY. WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY ?...

By MrsMe

Yes, she has been offered money to write the book but I doubt she will do it. She is a very private person and doesn't need the money. Don't jump to conclusions.

By JEB BUCKINGHAM

In this day and age, money and power reign supreme over EVERTHING else.

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