According to the people at the New York Times he worked with, he became transformed by his celebrity. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/magazine/30Wikileaks-t.

According to the people at the New York Times he worked with, he became transformed by his celebrity. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/magazine/30Wikileaks-t.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/magazine/30Wikileaks-t.htm... goes into their history. I'm tempted to quote a few paragraphs but it wouldn't be fair since there is a very large picture being painted.