Larry Flynt

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2021-02-11T16:00:02+00:00
Arts, Entertainment, Culture • Celebrities & Public Figures
Hustler founder Larry Flynt dies age 78
Hustler founder Larry Flynt dies age 78
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Controversial Hustler founder and free-speech activist Larry Flynt has died in his sleep surrounded by family at the age of 78, so his manager. Flynn created adult magazine Hustler in 1974 after owning multiple strip-clubs in Ohio. He later was left paraplegic after being shot outside a Georgia courthouse during a trial for obscenity in 1978.