Larry Flynt, porn mogul and subject of film 'The People Vs Larry Flynt', dead at 78

US porn mogul Larry Flynt, best known as the publisher of Hustler Magazine died in Los Angeles on Feb 10. Photo: AFP

Porn purveyor Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, died Wednesday (Feb 10). He was 78.

Flynt had been in frail health and died of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, said his nephew, Jimmy Flynt Jr.