Hustler magazine mogul Larry Flynt has died at the age of 78. Family sources told TMZ the publisher passed away on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles from heart failure.
Flynt had been regarded as one of the biggest names in the adult film industry for 50 years after launching Hustler back in 1974.
His notoriety led to him being shot in 1978 in a murder attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. Flynt was left paralysed from the waist down following the attack and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
He suffered with constant pain and other medical issues as a result of his injuries. As well as launching Hustler, Flynt also became president of his own production company that was involved in pornographic videos and the
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