Larry Flynt and Althea Leasure
Flynt and then-bisexual wife, Leasure, leaving a Cincinnati courthouse in 1977.
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Flynt at the U.S. Supreme Court
Image Credit: Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi On the steps of the United States Supreme Court where, in 1988, Flynt won a landmark First Amendment case against Jerry Falwell, who sued Flynt for libel.
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Hustler in Hollywood
Image Credit: Photo Credit: © John Chapple/Online USA Inc. The Hustler stores are just part of Flynt’s empire, which includes websites, strip clubs and a casino.
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Hustler Magazine
Image Credit: Photo Credit: © Courtesy Hustler/ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com Hustler magazine, Playboy’s raunchier rival, has been continuously published since 1974.
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Living Life With No Regrets
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Frank W. Ockenfels 3 “I don’t have regrets,” says Flynt, photographed Feb. 12 at home in the Hollywood Hills. “I have done pretty much what I wanted to do in my life. I have lived a fuller and happier life than most people do. Fortunately, I had money, which is not necessarily the end of your problems, but it does allow you to buy freedom.”
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Flynt on Free Speech
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Frank W. Ockenfels 3 “It’s always been my position that free speech is only important if it’s offensive,” says Flynt. “If you’re not going to offend anybody, you don’t need protection of the First Amendment. We have to tolerate things that we don’t necessarily like so that we can be free. Like I tolerate Fox News.”
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Liz and Larry Flynt
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images Flynt and his fifth wife, Liz Berrios.
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‘The People vs. Larry Flynt’
Image Credit: Photo Credit: © Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Woody Harrelson and Courtney Love as Flynt and his great love, Althea Leasure, in The People vs. Larry Flynt.