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Larry Flynt Dies: Hustler Founder, Subject Of Award-Winning Film And Landmark First Amendment Case Was 78

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Hustler founder Larry Flynt has died at 78. The Washington Post confirmed the news with his brother Jimmy. No cause of death was given.Flynt made his fortune with Hustler magazine and associated businesses, but he made a name for himself by challenging cultural norms.

Injured by an assailant’s bullet in 1978, he also became known for his gold wheelchairs.In 1988, Flynt won a the landmark US Supreme Court case, Hustler Magazine v.

Falwell, after having been sued by Rev. Jerry Falwell for an ad parody that had appeared in Hustler. In a unanimous ruling, the High Court declared that public figures cannot recover damages for “infliction of emotional distress” based on parodies.

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