Katt Williams' new memoir, "Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines," is out now from Gallery Books, USA Today reports, and the 55-year-old comedian tells the paper his story is "mostly ugly, but has such a beautiful ending that you understand that it's all worth it."

The book details an upbringing he describes as "educational abuse" in a strict Dayton, Ohio, religious household, where he says he left home at 13 after escalating physical punishment.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Williams also recounts going from an emancipated, homeless teenager to selling out arenas and earning, by his own claim, roughly $10 million per Netflix special.

The revelation getting the most attention, per USA Today, is Williams' account of declining two multimillion-dollar deals.

He writes that after Dave Chappelle walked away from Comedy Central, the network courted him as "the closest thing to what Dave was," and he refused: "I wasn't willing to trade my integrity for a check."

Then, USA Today reports, Diddy offered him $50 million around 2012 to be the face of Revolt, a deal Williams says felt like "being bought rather than partnered with."

"Fifty million tied to the wrong terms is not generosity, it's expensive obedience," he writes — a claim that resonates given his later viral callouts of Diddy.

Both outlets detail the turbulence surrounding Williams' career peak.

USA Today reports that on the very day of the 2018 Emmys — where he won outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for "Atlanta" — Georgia revoked his probation with no explanation, and he flew to Los Angeles anyway: "I wasn't about to let the devil write the last sentence."

The Hollywood Reporter adds that Williams counts 39 arrests by his own estimate, says he has no felony convictions, and claims family and former team members — his "Betrayal All-Stars" — pushed a narrative that he was abusive and unhinged.

The Hollywood Reporter frames the book as a turning point: a father of 10 and grandfather of five, Williams says his last legal entanglement was nearly a decade ago, and he is launching an original Netflix podcast alongside the memoir.

Strikingly, the interview finds him softening toward old rivals — calling Rickey Smiley "funny" and Kevin Hart a "nice guy" — while allowing only that Steve Harvey is "a cautionary tale." Mo'Nique and Luenell vouch for his singular, fearless career.

Readers can judge the truth-teller's account for themselves; the book hit shelves Oct. 20.