Larry Flynt's Controversial Life
June 21 2009, Published 1:20 p.m. ET
Larry Flynt's Controversial Life
1. Larry Flynt photographed at home in March, 1979. (Photo: Getty Images)
Larry Flynt photographed at home in March, 1979. (Photo: Getty Images)
2. Larry Flynt Turns Himself In At The Hamilton County Courthouse Where He Faces Charges Of Obscenity in 1988. (Photo: Getty Images)
Larry Flynt Turns Himself In At The Hamilton County Courthouse Where He Faces Charges Of Obscenity in 1988. (Photo: Getty Images)
3. Larry Flynt with wife Althea Flynt, at home in March, 1979. (Photo: Getty Images)
Larry Flynt with wife Althea Flynt, at home in March, 1979. (Photo: Getty Images)
4. Larry Flint with his wife Althea Flynt at a Los Angeles party in 1988. (Photo: Getty Images)
Larry Flint with his wife Althea Flynt at a Los Angeles party in 1988. (Photo: Getty Images)
5. Courtney Love portrays Larry Flynt's wife Althea in the 1996 movie 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
Courtney Love portrays Larry Flynt's wife Althea in the 1996 movie 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
6. Larry Flynt and wife Elizabeth Berrios attend "An Evening with Larry King and Friends" Gala on May 8, 2000 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Wire Image)
Larry Flynt and wife Elizabeth Berrios attend "An Evening with Larry King and Friends" Gala on May 8, 2000 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Wire Image)
7. Woody Harrelson kisses Larry Flynt on the cheek at the '6th Annual Green Cross Millenium Awards' in Marina Del Rey, CA in 2002. (Photo: Retna)
Woody Harrelson kisses Larry Flynt on the cheek at the '6th Annual Green Cross Millenium Awards' in Marina Del Rey, CA in 2002. (Photo: Retna)
8. Woody Harrelson plays Larry Flynt in the 1996 movie, 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
Woody Harrelson plays Larry Flynt in the 1996 movie, 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
9. The movie poster for the 1996 movie, 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
The movie poster for the 1996 movie, 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
10. Larry Flynt portrays Judge W.M. Morrissey in the 1996 movie, 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
Larry Flynt portrays Judge W.M. Morrissey in the 1996 movie, 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'. (Photo: Everett Collection)
11. Larry Flynt talks to the press outside the District Court in Washington, DC. in 2002 about suing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the US Defense Department for "failing to recognize the First Amendment right of access to the battlefield for Flynt and other news organizations who seek to send correspondents to accompany ground troops in Afghanistan". (Photo: Getty Images)
Larry Flynt talks to the press outside the District Court in Washington, DC. in 2002 about suing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the US Defense Department for "failing to recognize the First Amendment right of access to the battlefield for Flynt and other news organizations who seek to send correspondents to accompany ground troops in Afghanistan". (Photo: Getty Images)
12. Larry Flynt speaks at the opening party of The Hustler Club in San Francisco in 2002. (Photo: Getty Images)
Larry Flynt speaks at the opening party of The Hustler Club in San Francisco in 2002. (Photo: Getty Images)
13. Portrait of Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine, in 1975. (Photo: Everett Collection)
Portrait of Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine, in 1975. (Photo: Everett Collection)
14. Larry Flynt photographed in his gold plated wheel chair in Beverly Hills, CA in April, 2009. (Photo: Film Magic)
Larry Flynt photographed in his gold plated wheel chair in Beverly Hills, CA in April, 2009. (Photo: Film Magic)