Founder of Pornographic Magazine Hustler, School Dropout, Died

A school dropout who built a business fortune of $400 million by becoming the founder of pornographic magazine Hustler with a violent misogynistic theme died in Los Angeles on Wednesday at 78.

Larry Flynt, the inventor of the controversial pornographic magazine Hustler died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday.

In 1970, Flynt remained a controversial figure among the civil libertarians and feminists, religious and moral preachers who considered him a Devil embodied as a human.

The first edition published in July 1974 was a display of colored photographs of naked women, photos of their private parts in demeaning poses, and other obscene shots that looked misogynistic.

A movie was made on the rebel in Hollywood titled “The People vs. Larry Flynt” in which the Hustler’s creator was depicted as a hero and promoter of free speech.

However, the movie received heavy criticism from critics who unanimously censured it and held the view that a pornographer must not be depicted as a hero.

In the mid-1970s, Hustler magazine’s monthly circulation rose by three million copies.

However, with the advent of the internet and the airing of obscenity on cable television along with availability on DVDs, its circulation dropped.

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In 2015, Flynt had asserted that as many as 500,000 copies of the pornographic explicit magazine were circulated.

The revenue generated from pornographic Hustler magazine was used to finance other businesses that the founder Flynt, who has now died, had launched, including Hustler strip clubs and Hustler stores that sold pornographic items.