"I've had a miserable year or two, banned and de-platformed and censored and blacklisted," Yiannopoulos wrote
in his Patreon profile. He asked patrons to help fund a weekly late-night TV talk show, and to help him "pay essential staff and service providers."
The Guardian reported earlier this week that Yiannopoulos was $2 million in debt, a number Yiannopoulos later claimed was actually "at least" $4 million in
a flippant Instagram post.
In return, patrons
would get rewards like "free Milo ringtones," a signed poster of Yiannopoulos, and an "elite-tier Milo coffee mug."
Backers who pledged at least $500 per month got more personal perks like "Milo will call you on your birthday," and for $750 per month, "Milo will fly to you and take you and a friend out for dinner once a year."