Democracy Dies in Darkness

Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78

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Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free speech, died on Feb. 10. (Video: Reuters)

Larry Flynt, one of America’s most notorious pornographers and self-proclaimed champions of First Amendment freedoms, who built his business interests on the hardcore raunch and grotesque parody of Hustler magazine, died Feb. 10 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 78.

His brother Jimmy Flynt confirmed the death but did not cite a specific cause.