Defunct Janusz Marian Palikot ([ˈjanuʂ paˈlikɔt]; born 26 October 1964) is a Polish politician, activist and businessman.

[4] On 23 July 2008, Palikot said in an interview "I consider the President to be an oaf" ("Uważam prezydenta za chama"), a potentially illegal act under Poland's anti-defamation laws.

[6] In January 2009 Palikot caused further controversy when he wrote in his blog questioning whether the Polish President's brother, Jarosław Kaczyński, is gay: "I – unasked – declare unequivocally that I prefer women.

[9] Although he had openly declared himself a non-believer for many years, in 2012 Palikot publicly announced that he had committed apostasy from the Catholic church and encouraged his followers to do the same.

[11] In the summer of 2011, authorities of Central Anticorruption Bureau announced that Palikot was suspected of tampering with his property statements in the years 2005–2010.

[12] In an investigation, which was initiated by Maria Nowinska, prosecutor's office asked the government of The Netherlands Antilles for help, as Palikot is suspected of transferring part of his money to that country, which is a tax haven.

[13] In October 2010, internet portal www.niezalezna.pl wrote that Palikot owes large sums of money to different companies, institutions and people.

The politician owed back then €2 million to a company called Central European Private Investments (CEPI), which had belonged to him.

[17] Palikot's later businesses mostly relied upon crowdfunding, with social media marketing attracting thousands of micro investments using celebrity testimonials such as Kuba Wojewódzki.

Palikot was feed and indicted several times for breaking alcohol advertisement regulations in Poland; in one case, he was charged to pay a fee of almost 1m Złoty personally.