The Funeral For Porn King Larry Flynt Featuring A Stripper Is Postponed

JAKARTA - Larry Flynt's Hustler Club near the Las Vegas Strip has decided to postpone the funeral of its founder, Larry Flynt, for several weeks.

"We have decided to postpone the celebration of Larry Flynt's life to honor the grieving widow", said the head of the company, Jason Mohney, quoted by News 3, Friday, February 19.

The new date has not been announced. However, Mohney emphasized that the funeral would be bigger than previously planned.

"We are also saddened by the departure of our good friends and partners, and support his close family during this difficult time", added Mohney.

Flynt, is the man behind Hustler Magazine, Barely Legal, Asian Fever, and many other hardcore pornography magazines.

This man built his porn empire from a four-page newsletter into a multimillion-dollar publishing company. He was involved in several legal battles over the publication of pornography and the right to free speech.

Flynt survived an assassination attempt by serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He used a gold-plated wheelchair all his life.

The man who was placed in Number 1 on this "50 Strong People in Porn" list died of heart failure on February 10 at the age of 78.

The original plan, his funeral will be held this weekend at the Hustler Club in Las Vegas. Featuring dance group Sexxy After Dark, strippers, live music, and a bar serving a special vodka-based cocktail called Flynt Goldfinger.

Flynt's funeral will be open to the public with tickets costing US $ 50 (IDR 694 thousand).