Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly visited by 'Big Short' author for 'several hours' while under house arrest

The author of "The Big Short" and "Moneyball" may write a book about the story of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX.

The New York Post reported on Tuesday that author Michael Lewis met with Bankman-Fried after he was placed under house arrest.

A lawyer and a representative for Bankman- Fried did not respond to requests for comment from Insider.

Bankman- Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, was extradited to the US from the Bahamas last week, facing several fraud-related charges.

He was released from a New York federal court on December 22. The amount was not paid out but is secured by his parents' home along with other types of collateral.

Lewis wrote "The Big Short" and "Moneyball" about how the housing bubble led to the financial crisis of the late 2000s.

Both were nominated for an Academy Award in 2011. "The Big Short" won an Academy Award.

Lewis had met with Bankman- Fried before. According to The Ankler, Lewis had been interviewing Bankman- Fried for six months.

Apple was close to a deal for the rights to Lewis' book on the fall of FTX and Bankman- Fried, with plans to turn it into a film, according to a report.