When the James Bond movie series initially began, Sean Connery was already a well-established name in the role of the title character. On the other hand, his wife and son only knew him in these capacities: as a spouse and a parent. That is, up to the point when his first wife decided to end the relationship.

After that, he began a relationship with and eventually wed Micheline Roquebrune, who already had three children from a previous marriage. The couple was able to effectively combine their families by raising their children together as a mixed family.

When Connery first met Roquebrune, he was solely responsible for Jason, his son from his marriage to Diane Cilento. From 1962 to 1973, Cilento and Connery were happily married for a total of 11 years. He didn’t think twice about marrying into the Roquebrune family after all.

Before Cilento shook things up with his book, they were all leading peaceful and successful lives. In 2006, Cilento published a memoir, marking the publication of a book that occurred 33 years after the couple’s divorce.

In the autobiography, she said that she was the hero of her own narrative since she had survived three marriages and had triumphed over difficulties that arose in her romantic relationships.

Cilento was a stage and screen actor who was renowned in her own right and stated that once Connery played in the “James Bond” films, the family’s life was never the same again. “I could not spend the rest of my life in the shadow of 007,” she said. “It would be impossible.”

The actress said that Connery had verbally and physically mistreated her for years prior to their divorce, but the fact that she was unable to maintain her identity as a result of her husband’s leading role in one of the most successful film series was the last straw.

Cilento made certain that she made it abundantly obvious that she was the one who left Connery and not the other way around when she was discussing the breakup of her marriage to Connery. She went on to say that people were interested in knowing what it was like to be married to Sean Connery, but that her life was far more fascinating than that.

In a later section of the biography, Cilento makes the allegation that Connery stole their son Jason’s fortune by leaving him out of the will. Connery made the following statement in response to Cilento’s charges of mistreatment and the withholding of inheritance:

“Diane is unable to move on from the dissolution of our marriage, and I’ve already had to defend myself against her charges that I was brutal toward her throughout our time together. Now it seems as if the falsehoods are becoming even more malicious, and what’s worse is that she is dragging our kid into it.”

Later on, Jason defended his father’s character by stating that Connery had not excluded him from his will and that he and his father had a good connection to this day.

Late in the year 2020, in the Bahamas, Connery passed away, and Jason immediately turned to his various social media platforms to inform the rest of the world. It was a terrible day for everyone who knew and loved his father, as he disclosed that his father had been unwell for some time.

Following Cilento’s accusations against Connery, the press made extensive use of the facts that Connery disclosed in her book and publicized it all over the world. While the rest of the world was taken aback by what was being said, Jason recognized that it was not accurate and said as much.

At some point after the information began to circulate, Jason voiced his opinion on the situation, stating, “I am truly sick of reading about my father and our relationship and of his being portrayed as some sort of monster or tyrant who rules my life by ‘cutting me off from his wealth.'”

He said unequivocally that the claim was “completely false.” Not just in appearance but also in his father’s line of work, Jason is an exact replica of his father.

The young guy, who also had a long list of performing credentials to his name, had followed in his father’s footsteps as an actor. However, in 2006 he started directing, and he continued along that career path.

When Jason decided to pursue a career in acting, he remembers having to show to others that he was a competent actor because they believed that since his parents were renowned, he would automatically receive what he wanted. He did acknowledge that:

“I, along with everyone else, had a pretty good understanding of who Dad was.

I got the strong impression that I needed to defend myself or that I needed to assert that “I’m not simply his kid, i am able to act, i’m in no way attempting to coast along on his success.”

Additionally, Jason said that he and his father had a passion for the game of golf. He added that he had “sunny” recollections of him and his father playing goof together and that they would play together whenever it was feasible.

When Connery passed away in the year 2020, he was survived by Roquebrune, Jason, and the children he had with his step wife. At the time of his passing, it was estimated that he had a net worth of $350 million.

However, the fortune in question was not promptly distributed to any member of Connery’s family.

Any money that Sean Connery earned through his acting career over the course of his life was placed into a number of trusts and it was not obvious where the money would go after that. There has been no disclosure of the information as of yet.