Larry Flynt revelled in controversy. He said he never objected to being labelled a smut peddler as long as he was considered a First Amendment crusader, too. Larry Flynt Publications also put out other porn magazines, as well as movies and mainstream magazines. His life was the basis of the 1996 movie The People vs. Larry Flynt, which starred Woody Harrelson and was based in part on Flynt's Supreme Court case. He once ran for president against Ronald Reagan - promoting himself as "the smut peddler who cares" - and in 2003 campaigned for governor of California.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2021 01:35 UTC