Jimmy Flynt

Brothers Larry and Jimmy Flynt envisioned a chain of semi-private nightclubs which soon became a reality with the opening of the Hustler Clubs in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, in January 1970 and July 1971 respectively.

In settling this dispute, Jimmy accepted ownership of Hustler subcompany Leasure Time Products, which sent sex toys and lewd T-shirts through mail order.

[13][14][15][16][17][18] Flynt is a Democrat and has long been a staunch defender of privacy and free speech, and a frequent ally of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on those issues.

Hustler Magazine has repeatedly weighed in on public debates by trying to expose conservative or republican politicians with sexual scandals.

In 1998, during the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, Hustler offered $1 million for each unflattering sexual story about Republican members of congress and published the results in The Flynt Report.

[25][26] On June 18, 2003, a judge was asked to decide whether Larry and Jimmy Flynt should face new criminal charges for breaking an old promise to stop selling sexually explicit videos in Hamilton County.

In an unusual legal maneuver, Prosecutor Mike Allen sought to reinstate 15 felony charges that were originally filed against the Flynts in 1998.

[28] On April 2, 2004, the Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals ruled that Hamilton County could not reinstate old obscenity charges against Jimmy and Larry Flynt.