A GoFundMe account has been set up to help get music mogul Kanye West out of debt. 

The 'Gold Digger' hitmaker shocked the Twittersphere earlier this week by revealing that he is $53m (£37m) in debt. He then followed up this confession by asking publicly asking for financial backing of $1 billion from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. 

At the time of writing, the GoFundMe page has amassed over 406 donations totalling $3,980 and the message that accompanies the account reads:

"Kanye West, prolific entertainer/fashion icon/celebrity/member of the Kardashian family needs our help!"

“Recently, Kanye let us in on his personal struggle. He is 53 million dollars in debt and it doesn't look like he's going to get Mark Zuckerberg's help that he desperately needs. We must open our hearts and wallets for Kanye today. Sure he is personally rich and can buy furs and houses for his family, but without our help, the true genius of Kanye West can't be realized."

“As Kanye West has told us time and time again he is the ‘greatest living artist and greatest artist of all time’. Great artists need to be supported financially to achieve their full potential. To quote Mr. West, ‘I am Warhol. I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. Walt Disney. Nike. Google. Now who's gonna be the Medici family and stand up and let me create more!’ WE MUST BE THE MEDICI FAMILY TO KANYE. GoFundMe, let us unite!”

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