mmoorewikileaks230.jpg One of the most hated men in America has a fan in Michael Moore!

The controversial documentary filmmaker has just posted $20,000 to bail WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of a London slammer for alleged sex crimes in Sweden. We guess Moore is overlooking Assange's accusations of rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force in two separate incidents while in Stockholm this summer. No biggie!

True to form, Moore has taken to his blog to share a new mission: do anything to keep WikiLeaks and it's founder "alive and thriving as it continues its work to expose the crimes that were concocted in secret and carried out in our name and with our tax dollars." Sounds like his next film project!

Moore also created a petition: WikiLeaks: Stop The Crackdown where he hopes to reach at least a million signatures by the end of the week:

    "We call on you to stop the crackdown on WikiLeaks and its partners immediately. We urge you to respect democratic principles and laws of freedom of expression and freedom of the press. If WikiLeaks and the journalists it works with have violated any laws they should be pursued in the courts with due process. They should not be subjected to an extra-judicial campaign of intimidation. We urgently need a massive public outcry to defend our basic democratic freedoms. Sign the petition to stop the crackdown -- let's reach 1 million voices this week!"


Hmmm ... good luck with that one. Unfortunately for Assange, he's not in the clear just yet. A lawyer representing Swedish prosecutors immediately filed an appeal so he will have to remain jail until the next hearing, which should be within 48 hours.

Moore better get some more money ready!