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{{Short description|American pornographic magazine}}
{{About|the magazine||Hustler (disambiguation){{!}}Hustler}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = Hustler
| image_file = Hustler April 2004 cover.jpg
| image_size = 200 px
| caption = [[Sunrise Adams]] on the April 2004 cover of ''Hustler''
| publisher = [[Larry Flynt]]
| company = [[Larry Flynt Publications]]
| total_circulation = approximately 500,000
| circulation_year = 2006
| language = English, many others
| category = Adult-targeted
| editor = [[Larry Flynt]]
| editor_title =
| founded = {{start date and age|1974|7}}
| country = United States
| website = {{official URL}}
}}
[[Image:Hustler-hell.jpg|thumb|right|Larry Flynt Hustler Club on West 52nd Street in New York]]
'''''Hustler''''' is an American [[pornographic magazine]] published monthly by [[Larry Flynt Publications|Larry Flynt Publications (LFP)]]. Introduced in 1974, it was a step forward from the ''[[Hustler Newsletter]]'', originally conceived by founder [[Larry Flynt]] as cheap [[advertising]] for his [[strip club]] businesses at the time. The magazine grew from an uncertain start to a peak circulation of around 3 million in the early 1980s; it has since dropped to approximately 500,000.{{As of?|date=February 2025}} ''Hustler'' was among the first major American-based magazines to feature graphic photos of female genitalia and simulated sex acts, in contrast with relatively modest publications such as ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>Kipnis (2001) pp. 134-135</ref> In the 1990s, ''Hustler'', like several of its competitors, began featuring depictions of [[sexual penetration]] and [[oral sex]].
Today, ''Hustler'' is still considered more explicit (and more self-consciously [[Low culture|lowbrow]]) than such well-known competitors as ''Playboy'' and ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]''. ''Hustler'' frequently depicts hardcore themes, such as the use of [[sex toy]]s, penetration, oral sex and [[group sex]].
Larry Flynt Publications also licenses the Hustler brand to the [[Hustler Casino]] in [[Gardena, California]], which was owned directly by Flynt as an individual through his holding company El Dorado Enterprises. Other enterprises include licensing the Hustler name to the [[Hustler Club]] chain of bars and clubs and the Hustler Hollywood store chain that sells adult-oriented videos, clothing, magazines and sex toys. The chain's flagship store, formerly located on [[Sunset Boulevard]] in [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]], was torn down in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://laist.com/news/entertainment/adult-walk-of-fame | title=The Porn Handprints at the Original Hustler Are Moving to the New Store | date=April 2016 }}</ref> Both licensed enterprises are operated by LFP's partner, [[Déjà Vu (company)|Deja Vu]].
==Founding==
The business first began in [[Cincinnati]], where Larry Flynt and his brother, [[Jimmy Flynt]], opened up a store in 1969. Jimmy wrote the check for $5,000 to pay for the club in Cincinnati, and he was listed on the masthead for volume 1, number 1 of the magazine in July 1974. However, Larry fired his brother in 2009, after which Jimmy began developing his own business, Jimmy Flynt's Sexy Gifts Stand. An old member of ''Hustler'' magazine has described the relationship, saying, "Larry is the show, and Jimmy makes it go".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ghose|first1=David|last2=Zucca|first2=Mario|title=Flynt Family Values|journal=Cincinnati Magazine|date=February 2013|volume=46|issue=5|page=66|url=http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?sid=e29c279d-b943-4aa6-a396-5826cd2445b2%40sessionmgr4009&vid=3&hid=4203&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=85288418&db=f5h|access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref>
==Publisher==
[[File:Hustler Hollywood retail store.jpg|thumb|Former Hustler retail store in [[West Hollywood, California]]]]
''Hustler'' is officially published by LFP, Inc, which also produces pornographic films. The abbreviation "L.F.P." originally stood for "Larry Flynt Publications."
A Canadian version of ''Hustler'' is published by a [[Quebec]]-based firm. This magazine is not owned by Larry Flynt but is licensed to publish material from the American version. In general, Canadian ''Hustler'' imitates the appearance and tone of its American counterpart, with Canadian content added. In 1999, the magazine created a minor controversy in Canada by inviting readers to submit sexually explicit stories about [[Sheila Copps]], a left-leaning member of the Liberal cabinet. There have also been Australian, British and South African versions of the magazine.
During a bookstore signing in July 2011, Flynt stated that less than five percent of his income comes from the print magazine; he also speculated that the print magazine would not be around in two to three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2011/07/last_night_larry_flynt_talks_s.php|title=Last Night: Larry Flynt Talks Sex, Lies And Rick Perry at Brazos Books|first=Craig|last=Hlavaty|work=blogs.houstonpress.com|date=2011-07-28|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823054155/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2011/07/last_night_larry_flynt_talks_s.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Regular features==
One feature of ''Hustler'' is the "Asshole of the Month" column. In every monthly issue of the magazine, a public figure is selected for severe criticism as that month's "asshole". An illustration depicting the criticized person's head emerging from the anus of a cartoon donkey is shown alongside the article. After Flynt's imprisonment in 1977 and his alleged conversion to [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christianity]], he promised to reform "Asshole of the Month". However, as of 2024, reform in the feature has yet to be seen.<ref name="Bronstein-1976">{{Cite book|title=Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement, 1976–1986|last=Bronstein|first=Carolyn}}</ref>
The centerfold pictorial is the "Hustler Honey". Occasionally the models are pornographic actresses appearing under a pseudonym; in the mid-80's, actresses and strippers appeared under their more familiar names.
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Hustler Honeys by Month
|Year
|Month
|Model
|Comments
|-
|1974
|July
|Marida Lindbloom
|
|-
|1974
|August
|Reverie
|
|-
|1974
|September
|Cindy
|
|-
|1974
|October
|Diana
|(from Columbus Hustler Club)
|-
|1974
|November
|Lorraine
|pseudonym for adult model Lorraine McKinney
|-
|1974
|December
|Patti
|
|-
|1975
|January
|Olinka
|
|-
|1975
|February
|Marcia
|(from Columbus Hustler Club)
|-
|1975
|March
|Michelle
|(French, shaved)
|-
|1975
|April
|Lolita
|
|-
|1975
|May
|Ginger
|pseudonym for adult actress Serena<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 5/75 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2333/hustler---1975-05.htm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1975
|June
|Bonita
|
|-
|1975
|July
|Althea Leasure
|(Flynt fiancée)
|-
|1975
|August
|Marilyn
|
|-
|1975
|September
|Kathy Keeton
|(This was in reference to ''Penthouse'' publisher [[Kathy Keeton]], who later [[Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.|sued ''Hustler'' and Flynt for defamation]], due in part to using her name to identify the model.)
|-
|1975
|October
|Heather
|
|-
|1975
|November
|Amber
|pseudonym for adult actress Amber Hunt<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 11/75 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2339/hustler---1975-11.htm |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1975
|December
|S'Lena
|
|-
|1976
|January
|Donna
|
|-
|1976
|February
|Renee
|
|-
|1976
|March
|Jennifer
|pseudonym for adult actress [[Gina Janssen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 3/76 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2343/hustler---1976-03.htm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1976
|April
|Max
|
|-
|1976
|May
|Jocelyn
|(from Columbus office)
|-
|1976
|June
|Pat
|
|-
|1976
|July
|Evelyn
|
|-
|1976
|August
|Tina
|
|-
|1976
|September
|Polly
|
|-
|1976
|October
|Leslie Bovee
|
|-
|1976
|November
|Sheila
|(56yo Columbus divorcee)
|-
|1976
|December
|Candy Clark
|
|-
|1977
|January
|Karyn Wagner
|
|-
|1977
|February
|Annie
|
|-
|1977
|March
|Maggie
|
|-
|1977
|April
|Allison
|
|-
|1977
|May
|Nicole
|
|-
|1977
|June
|Suze Randall
|
|-
|1977
|July
|Monica Chapa
|
|-
|1977
|August
|Stacy
|(with [[Scratch and sniff|scratch 'n' sniff]] feature)
|-
|1977
|September
|Tina
|
|-
|1977
|October
|Cassie
|
|-
|1977
|November
|Sheree Lee
|
|-
|1977
|December
|Lydia
|
|-
|1978
|January
|Chrissy
|Pseudonym for adult model Mariah Clark<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 1/78 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2365/hustler---1978-01.htm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1978
|February
|Beverly Kaszycki
|first Beaver Hunt winner
|-
|1978
|March
|Angel
|
|-
|1978
|April
|Janet and Karen
|
|-
|1978
|May
|Arlene
|
|-
|1978
|June
|Rebecca
|
|-
|1978
|July
|N/A
|("Seat of Passion" love chair)
|-
|1978
|August
|N/A
|("Parlor Games" spread)
|-
|1978
|September
|N/A
|("Hit and Run" spread)
|-
|1978
|October
|N/A
|("Hard Day's Work" spread)
|-
|1978
|November
|Sheila
|
|-
|1978
|December
|Kari
|Pseudonym for model Kari Klark, aka Kari Burton aka Cameron Norton<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 2/78 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2366_2579/hustler---1978-02.htm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1979
|January
|Dana
|
|-
|1979
|February
|Michele
|
|-
|1979
|March
|Pandora
|
|-
|1979
|April
|N A
|Saturday Afternoon Fever g/g spread)
|-
|1979
|May
|Pamela
|
|-
|1979
|June
|Becky
|pseudonym for model Rebecca Hart
|-
|1979
|July
|Cindy
|
|-
|1979
|August
|Michelle
|
|-
|1979
|September
|Wanda
|pseudonym for adult model Carolyn Burch aka Debbie Gordon<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 9/79 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2385_282/hustler---1979-09.htm |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1979
|October
|Inga
|
|-
|1979
|November
|Debbie
|
|-
|1979
|December
|Debi
|former Hustler talent coordinator
|-
|1980
|January
|Toni
|
|-
|1980
|February
|Celeste
|
|-
|1980
|March
|Sandy & Syndi
|
|-
|1980
|April
|Paula
|pseudonym for adult model and actress Sylvia Wright<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 4/80 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2391/hustler---1980-04.htm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1980
|May
|Madeleine Kelly
|Beaver Hunt winner
|-
|1980
|June
|Alicia
|pseudonym for adult model Sharon Sorrentino<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 6/80 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2393 |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1980
|July
|Cissy
|pseudonym for Susanne Britton aka Barbara Peckinpaugh<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 7/80 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2394 |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1980
|August
|Dusty
|
|-
|1980
|September
|Miranda
|
|-
|1980
|October
|Pamela
|
|-
|1980
|November
|Dawn
|
|-
|1980
|December
|Tipi
|pseudonym for Tipi Rocks<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 12/80 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2399/index.cfm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1981
|January
|Jennifer
|
|-
|1981
|February
|Dixie
|
|-
|1981
|March
|Amber
|
|-
|1981
|April
|Marlene
|
|-
|1981
|May
|Tanya
|
|-
|1981
|June
|Rachel
|
|-
|1981
|July
|Monique
|
|-
|1981
|August
|Robin
|
|-
|1981
|September
|Eileen
|
|-
|1981
|October
|Cheryl
|
|-
|1981
|November
|Samantha
|
|-
|1981
|December
|Inga
|
|-
|1982
|January
|Angel
|
|-
|1982
|February
|Nora
|
|-
|1982
|March
|Julia
|
|-
|1982
|April
|Kate
|
|-
|1982
|May
|Charlene
|
|-
|1982
|June
|Holly
|
|-
|1982
|July
|Lynn
|
|-
|1982
|August
|Lulu
|obese model
|-
|1982
|September
|Trina
|three-breasted model
|-
|1982
|October
|Shirley
|
|-
|1982
|November
|Jessica
|
|-
|1982
|December
|Marlene
|pregnant model
|-
|1983
|January
|Eve
|
|-
|1983
|February
|Darby
|
|-
|1983
|March
|Elizabeth
|
|-
|1983
|April
|Jeanette
|
|-
|1983
|May
|Catherine
|
|-
|1983
|June
|Cyndi
|
|-
|1983
|July
|Alexandra Day
|
|-
|1983
|August
|Lynn
|
|-
|1983
|September
|Nikki
|
|-
|1983
|October
|Madilyn
|
|-
|1983
|November
|Ashley
|
|-
|1983
|December
|Bernadette
|
|-
|1984
|January
|Isabella
|
|-
|1984
|February
|Sandi
|
|-
|1984
|March
|Karina
|
|-
|1984
|April
|Anita
|
|-
|1984
|May
|N/A
|(biblical spread)
|-
|1984
|June
|Camilla
|
|-
|1984
|July
|Hillary
|
|-
|1984
|August
|Lorelei
|
|-
|1984
|September
|Sammi-Jo
|
|-
|1984
|October
| colspan="2" |[[Ron Jeremy]] & co-star
|-
|1984
|November
|Helene
|
|-
|1984
|December
|N/A
|10y retrospective
|-
|1985
|January
|Roxanne
|
|-
|1985
|February
|Lucille
|
|-
|1985
|March
|Loretta
|
|-
|1985
|April
|Shayla
|
|-
|1985
|May
|Tara
|
|-
|1985
|June
|Helga
|
|-
|1985
|July
|Melody
|
|-
|1985
|August
|Heidi
|
|-
|1985
|September
|Megan
|
|-
|1985
|October
|Carolyn
|
|-
|1985
|November
|Irina
|
|-
|1985
|December
|Michelle
|
|-
|1986
|January
|Cheri
|
|-
|1986
|February
|[[Traci Lords]]
|
|-
|1986
|March
|Sandy
|
|-
|1986
|April
|Tanya
|
|-
|1986
|May
|Muffy
|
|-
|1986
|June
|Veronica
|
|-
|1986
|July
| colspan="2" |Jeanette Littledove
|-
|1986
|August
|Stormy
|
|-
|1986
|September
|Jacqueline
|
|-
|1986
|October
|Nicole
|
|-
|1986
|November
|Kate
|
|-
|1986
|December
|Elle Rio
|
|-
|1987
|January
|Blondi Bee
|
|-
|1987
|February
|Cha Cha
|
|-
|1987
|March
|Penny Morgan
|
|-
|1987
|April
|Jessica Jensen
|Miss Nude Universe
|-
|1987
|May
|Caroline
|
|-
|1987
|June
|Roseanne
|
|-
|1987
|July
|Melina
|
|-
|1987
|August
|Sally
|
|-
|1987
|September
|[[Barbara Dare]]
|
|-
|1987
|October
|Cori
|
|-
|1987
|November
|Venus Delight
|
|-
|1987
|December
|Candice Starrek
|Canadian stripper
|-
|1988
|January
|Sylvie
|
|-
|1988
|February
|Regina
|
|-
|1988
|March
|Angela Baron
|
|-
|1988
|April
|Mona
|
|-
|1988
|May
|Coco
|
|-
|1988
|June
|Nicole
|
|-
|1988
|July
|Jay
|
|-
|1988
|August
|Dana Lynn
|
|-
|1988
|September
|Miki
|
|-
|1988
|October
|Sara
|
|-
|1988
|November
|Candide
|
|-
|1988
|December
|Nikki Knights
|
|-
|1989
|January
|Tonya
|
|-
|1989
|February
|Linda
|
|-
|1989
|March
|Sunny
|Canadian stripper
|-
|1989
|April
|[[Toppsy Curvey]]
|
|-
|1989
|May
|Julianne James
|
|-
|1989
|June
|Olga
|
|-
|1989
|July
|Candice
|
|-
|1989
|August
|Diana
|Same model as Tracey in 9/91 issue
|-
|1989
|September
|Marisa
|
|-
|1989
|October
|Clare
|
|-
|1989
|November
|Kascha
|
|-
|1989
|December
|[[Christy Canyon]]
|
|-
|1990
|January
|Veronica Dol
|
|-
|1990
|February
|Deidre Holland
|
|-
|1990
|March
|Sally
|
|-
|1990
|April
|[[Amber Lynn]]
|
|-
|1990
|May
|Bobbi & Talitha
|
|-
|1990
|June
|Alicia
|
|-
|1990
|July
|Ericka
|
|-
|1990
|August
|Shari
|
|-
|1990
|September
|Clair
|
|-
|1990
|October
|Billie
|
|-
|1990
|November
|Tina
|
|-
|1990
|December
|Gina
|pseudonym for adult model Mikki Brenner<ref>{{cite web |title=Magazine description for 12/90 issue |url=https://www.riveroffilth.com/index.cfm/product/2507/hustler---1990-12.htm |website=River of Filth Collectibles |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|1991
|January
|Angela
|
|-
|1991
|February
|Berenice and Margret
|Ashley Lauren & unknown model
|-
|1991
|March
|Savannah Wilsey
|
|-
|1991
|April
|Jane
|
|-
|1991
|May
|Danielle Rogers
|
|-
|1991
|June
|Naomi
|
|-
|1991
|July
|Delilah
|
|-
|1991
|August
|Melina
|
|-
|1991
|September
|Tracey
|Same model as Diana in 8/89 issue
|-
|1991
|October
|Maggie
|
|-
|1991
|November
|Jeanna Fine
|
|-
|1991
|December
|Lita
|
|-
|1991
|Holiday Issue
|[[Amber Lynn]]
|
|-
|1992
|January
|Marlene
|Diane van Laar
|-
|1992
|February
|Janey
|
|-
|1992
|March
|Alicia
|
|-
|1992
|April
|Anita
|Tanya Rivers
|-
|1992
|May
|Renee
|
|-
|1992
|June
|Pauline
|
|-
|1992
|July
|Anita
|
|-
|1992
|August
|Melissa
|
|-
|1992
|September
|Dallas
|
|-
|1992
|October
|Lacy
|
|-
|1992
|November
|Barbara
|Wendy Moore
|-
|1992
|December
|Alex
|pseudonym for adult model Alexis Christian
|-
|1992
|Holiday Issue
|Danielle Rogers
|
|-
|1993
|January
|Madison
|
|-
|1993
|February
|Angelica Bella
|
|-
|1993
|March
|Priscilla
|
|-
|1993
|April
|Reba
|
|-
|1993
|May
|Sandrine
|
|-
|1993
|June
|Roberta
|
|-
|1993
|July
|Shayla
|
|-
|1993
|August
|Rae
|
|-
|1993
|September
|Tabitha
|(with [[Scratch and sniff|scratch 'n' sniff]] feature)
|-
|1993
|October
|Shannon
|
|-
|1993
|November
|Christine
|
|-
|1993
|December
|Kizzy
|
|-
|1993
|Holiday Issue
|Alex
|Alexis Christian
|-
|1994
|January
|Estee
|[[Julia Ann]]
|-
|1994
|February
|Sharen
|
|-
|1994
|March
|Patsy
|Sammi Jessop
|-
|1994
|April
|Celeste
|adult film star Celeste
|-
|1994
|May
|Charlee
|
|-
|1994
|June
|Daron
|
|-
|1994
|July
|Charmaine Sinclair
|
|-
|1994
|August
|Chasey
|
|-
|1994
|September
|Draghixa
|[[Draghixa Laurent]]
|-
|1994
|October
|Chase
|
|-
|1994
|November
|Jenna Jameson
|
|-
|1994
|December
|Brandy
|
|-
|1994
|Holiday Issue
|Gitana
|
|-
|1995
|January
|Rebecca
|
|-
|1995
|February
|Jessica L'Amour
|
|-
|1995
|March
|Mia
|
|-
|1995
|April
|Lisa
|
|-
|1995
|May
|Zenah
|
|-
|1995
|June
|Ashley
|
|-
|1995
|July
|Paulina
|Regina Hall
|-
|1995
|August
|Laura & Janine
|Taylor St. Claire & Renee
|-
|1995
|September
|Jessica
|
|-
|1995
|October
|Taylor
|
|-
|1995
|November
|Anna Romeo
|
|-
|1995
|December
|Renee
|
|-
|1995
|Holiday Issue
|Corky
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''Hustler'' ran the comic strip feature "Honey Hooker" from 1975 on. With each installment, Honey would have graphic sexual encounters with any male (or female) she ran across. She might be in American colonial times one month and in a Super Bowl locker room the next. This feature was designed to compete against [[Little Annie Fanny]] in ''[[Playboy]]'' and [[Wicked Wanda]] in ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]''. Unlike Fanny and Wanda, Honey Hooker was explicitly portrayed as being a prostitute, keeping with the seamier and less romantic aspects of sexuality in ''Hustler''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcquade_james.htm|title=James McQuade|website=lambiek.net|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref>
The ''Beaver Hunt'' section of the magazine contains explicit nudes of amateur models submitted by readers.<ref>Kipnis (2001) p. 149</ref>
Another ''Hustler'' feature that was heavily criticized was the ''[[Chester the Molester]]'' comic strip. Each month's issue depicted Chester, a cartoon middle-aged [[Pedophilia|pedophile]], joyfully [[Rape|raping]] or molesting young girls. After increasing criticism, the cartoon became ''Chester and Hester'', Hester as an unattractive middle-aged woman who was Chester's partner. Following Flynt's alleged religious conversion, he introduced ''Chester the Protector'', a reincarnation of Chester who served to protect young girls from rape and seduction.<ref name="Bronstein-1976" />
The regular feature "Ads We'd Like to See" recreates advertisements of everyday products in a sexualized or violent way. For example, an advertisement in the 1980 issue called 'Doer's Lite Label', a parody of [[Dewar's]] Lite Label Whiskey, featured [[Kenneth Bianchi]], the Hillside Strangler. Listed as his greatest accomplishment was [[Cindy Lee Hudspeth]], whom he actually raped and murdered in 1978. He is quoted as saying "You gotta treat 'em rough…". This section was highly criticized for admiring men who had committed sexualized crimes against women.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Age of Sex Crime|year=1988|url=https://archive.org/details/ageofsexcrime00capu|url-access=registration|last=Caputi|first=Jane|publisher=Women's Press |isbn=9780704341166 }}</ref>
In addition to its regular features, ''Hustler'' occasionally published special features and issues. Examples include the "All Meat" issue from 1978, in which the cover spread depicted a naked woman being fed into a meat grinder upside down. In 1977, the magazine's front page read "First-Time Ever Scratch 'N' Sniff Centerfold".<ref name="Bronstein-1976" />
== Controversy and criticism ==
In 1984, conservative academic [[Judith Reisman]] received a grant from the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] to complete a study at [[American University]] concerning the cartoons of ''[[Playboy]]'', ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'', and ''Hustler'', specifically the sexual depictions of minors in these cartoons. She finished the study in 1986 and found that, on average, the number of times per issue that ''Hustler'' referred to children, crime, and violence was 46.<ref>Reisman, Judith A. "Child Pornographer, Larry Flynt et. al: A Clear and Present Danger to Children." Former Principal Investigator of ''Images of Children, Crime & Violence in Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler'', 1989, US Dpt of Justice, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Grant No. 84-JN-AX-K007.
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Reisman published a nearly 1,600-page report of her findings condemning the sexual depictions of children in pornographic magazines, but her work was met with criticism from her peers.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nude Women, Mud Pies, And The Deficit.|last=Kilpatrick|first=James|date=26 September 1986|work=Toledo Blade|via=Google News Archive|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VRNPAAAAIBAJ&pg=3253,4342177}}</ref> An American University professor, [[Myra Sadker]], said that she was "very dismayed about the quality of office management and the nature of the research that was going on."<ref>{{Cite news|title=New study will determine how adult magazines affect children|last=Margasak|first=Larry|date=3 May 1985|work=Gettysburg Times}}</ref> Many fellow academics have disputed the neutrality of the research. [[Avedon Carol]], a sex crime researcher and author, said that Reisman's study was a "scientific disaster, riddled with researcher bias."<ref>Carol, Avedon. ''Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes: Pornography and Censorship'', New Clarion Press, Gloucester. 1994. pg. 116.</ref>
''Hustler''<nowiki/>'s chief cartoon artist Dwaine Tinsley was arrested on 18 May 1989, after being accused by his 18-year-old daughter Allison of molesting her since she was thirteen years old. According to court records, he allegedly told his coworkers, "You can't write about this stuff all the time if you don't experience it."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Artist's Cartoons Depicted His Molestations of Teen-Ager, Court Papers Allege|agency=Associated Press|date=2 June 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-02-me-970-story.html}}</ref> Tinsley was found guilty of five counts of child molestation and sentenced to six years in prison<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jury Convicts Hustler Cartoonist of Molesting Girl|last=Berger|first=Leslie|date=11 January 1990|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-11-ve-324-story.html}}</ref> although he only spent 23 months behind bars. Tinsley was the artist behind the magazine's regular ''Chester the Molester'' series, which was printed in the magazine from 1976 to 1989.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
In a 2012 issue of ''Hustler'', [[S. E. Cupp]], a conservative commentator, was [[photoshopped]] and depicted as explicitly performing oral sex. The article describes Cupp as a "lovely young lady who read too much [[Ayn Rand]] in high school and ended up joining the dark side... But her hotness is diminished when she espouses dumb ideas like defunding [[Planned Parenthood]]." Despite having a disclaimer that the photo was not real, the photograph horrified Cupp, knowing that "this photo will be out there forever." Flynt's response was that the photoshopped image was meant to be satirical: "I'm able to publish this because of the Supreme Court case I won in 1984, ''Flynt V. Falwell''." Cupp did not pursue either Flynt or the magazine because of "free speech".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/fake-explicit-photo-conservative-commentator-se-cupp-hustler/story?id=16425538|title=Hustler's Fake Oral Sex Pic of S.E. Cupp Outrages 'The View' Hosts|publisher=ABC News|___location=United States|date=24 May 2012|accessdate=13 December 2021}}</ref> Cupp ultimately chose to "express a little gratitude for ''Hustler''," saying: "I'm completely serious here—there is an accompanying sidebar to this story, in which they lay out why they did this to me. It's under a hundred words, and in that paragraph they say, 'S.E. Cupp, she's lovely, she's smart, she's fine, but she happens to be a crazy conservative who is pro-life and wants to defund Planned Parenthood. And for that, she deserves a phallus in her mouth.' That is essentially what they're saying, and I have to commend that as being incredibly honest."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/24/hustler-magazine-sparks-rage-with-a-rude-image-of-pundit-s-e-cupp|title=Hustler Magazine Sparks Rage With a Rude Image of Pundit S.E. Cupp|last=Pesta|first=Abigail|date=2012-05-24|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2018-12-15|language=en}}</ref>
== Lawsuits and litigation ==
The magazine has had many lawsuits since the 1980s, including claims of defamation and enforcement of sexual violence and behavior. However, there have not been any lawsuits against the magazine or incorporation as of 2016.
In ''Douglass v. Hustler Magazine Inc.'' 769 F.2d 1128 (1985), actress [[Robyn Douglass]] sued ''Hustler'' for defamation and unlawfully placing her under a false light.<ref name="Teplinsky-1986">{{Cite journal|last=Teplinsky|first=Howard L.|year=1986|title=Douglass v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.: Anatomy of Privacy for a Public Figure in Illinois|url=http://repository.jmls.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2168&context=lawreview|journal=The John Marshall Law Review|volume=29|pages=10555–1057}}</ref> Douglass posed nude for freelance photographer Augustin Gregory, believing that her photos would appear in an issue of ''Playboy Magazine''. However, Gregory was hired to ''Hustler'' and Douglass's photos were published in the 1981 January issue without Douglass's consent. She brought the case to the United States District Court from the North District of Illinois on the basis that the magazine had defamed her name and likeness.<ref name="Teplinsky-1986" /> The court cases ended in favoring Douglass since the magazine had violated her right of publicity, awarding her $600,000.<ref name="Teplinsky-1986" />
In ''[[Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.]]'', 465 U.S. 770 (1984) United States supreme court case, Kathy Keeton, vice chairman of ''Penthouse'', sued ''Hustler'' for defamation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Levine|first=David I.|year=1984|title=Preliminary Procedural Protection for the Press from Jurisdiction in Distant Forums After Calder and Keeton|url=http://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1396&context=faculty_scholarship|journal=Arizona State Law Journal|pages=468–470}}</ref> Keeton brought the case to New Hampshire due its generous six-year statute of limitations for libel and the state believed it was able to support taking jurisdiction due to the magazine's content.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kane|first=Peter E.|date=1992-01-01|title=Shaping Our Judicial System for the Rest of the Century and Beyond: The Souter Confirmation Process|journal=Free Speech Yearbook|volume=30|issue=1|pages=149–154|doi=10.1080/08997225.1992.10556146|issn=0899-7225}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Borchers|first=Patrick J.|year=2004|title=Internet Libel: The Consequences of a Non-Rule Approach to Personal Jurisdiction|url=https://dspace.creighton.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10504/67189/Borchers_98NwULRev473.pdf?sequence=1|journal=Northwestern University Law Review|volume=98|pages=476–478}}</ref> The magazine sold up to 15,000 issues since 1975, containing a cartoon where Keeton had received a venereal disease from Robert Guccione, a publisher of ''Penthouse''.<ref name="LA-1986">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-08-mn-1860-story.html|title=Hustler Ordered to Pay $2 Million for Libeling Penthouse Executive|date=8 August 1986|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Keeton was awarded $2 million for the defamation damages.<ref name="LA-1986" />
<span class="anchor" id="United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, Inc."></span>At some point between 1974 and 1983, ''Hustler'' began mailing the latest issue of the magazine, uninvited and for free, to all of the offices of Members of the [[United States Congress]]. Attempts to block the monthly mailings proved unsuccessful after a court ruled in ''Hustler''<nowiki/>'s favor in ''United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.'' (1986), contending that the publishers had the right to mail the magazine, as the defendants did not "threaten the unique privacy interests that attach in the home."<ref>{{Citation|title=United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine|date=11 March 1986|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?q=United+States+Postal+Service+v.+Hustler&hl=en&as_sdt=20006&as_vis=1&case=2292131630902761933&scilh=0|volume=630|pages=867|access-date=2022-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=United States Postal Service v. Hustler Magazine, 630 F. Supp. 867 (D.D.C. 1986)|url=https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/oip/legacy/2014/07/23/07-29-1986.pdf}}</ref> The practice continues as of April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Every Member of Congress Gets a Monthly Porn Delivery|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/why-every-member-of-congress-gets-a-monthly-porn-delivery-20140417|work=nationaljournal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Matt Vasilogambros, National|date=2014-04-17|title=Why Every Member of Congress Gets a Monthly Porn Delivery|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/04/why-every-member-of-congress-gets-a-monthly-porn-delivery/437454/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=The Atlantic|language=en}}</ref>
''[[Hustler Magazine v. Falwell|Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell]]'', [[List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 485|485]] [[United States Reports|U.S.]] 46 (1988), is a [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] case in which the Court held that the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First]] and [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendments]] prohibit [[public figure]]s from recovering damages for the [[tort]] of [[intentional infliction of emotional distress]] (IIED), if the emotional distress was caused by a caricature, parody, or satire of the public figure that a [[reasonable person]] would not have interpreted as factual.
In ''Herceg v. Hustler'' 484 U.S. 811 (1989), a family attempted to sue ''Hustler'' for the suicide of their fourteen-year-old boy on the basis that its illustrations stimulated violence.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Diamond|first=John L.|year=1988|title=Rediscovering Traditional Tort Typologies to Determine Media Liability for Physical Injuries: From the Mickey Mouse Club to Hustler Magazine|url=http://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj/vol59/iss3/6/|journal=Indiana Law Journal|volume=59|pages=990}}</ref> Within the magazine's contents was the article "Orgasm of Death", demonstrating practices of erotic asphyxia via photographs in order to heighten sexual pleasure in men.<ref name="Powell-1984">{{Cite journal|last=Powell|first=Lisa A.|year=1984|title=Products Liability and the First Amendment: The Liability of Publishers for Failure to Warn|url=http://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ilj/vol59/iss3/6|journal=Indiana Law Journal|volume=59|pages=503–526}}</ref> However, ''Hustler'' placed disclaimers on the photographs of "Do Not Attempt" to prevent the audience from mimicking the photos. The court case ended in favoring the magazine; the court agreed that the depictions were not forcing readers to perform these erotic or dangerous activities.<ref name="Powell-1984" />
== Other venture ==
===Related magazines===
LFP, Inc. publishes several other magazines that use the ''Hustler'' brand:
* ''Hustler's Taboo'', specializing in [[sexual fetishism|fetish]]istic material, such as the depiction of [[Bondage (BDSM)|sexual bondage]] and [[urolagnia]]
* ''[[Barely Legal (magazine)|Barely Legal]]'', <!--Barely Legal Hardcore?--> a primarily [[Softcore pornography|softcore]] magazine focusing on models between 18 and 23
* ''[[Asian Fever]]'', focusing on Asian models
* ''Hustler XXX'', a more generic hardcore offering
* ''Chic'', an upscale gentleman's magazine featuring nude layouts with lifestyle articles
===Websites===
In 1995, the company launched Hustler.com.<ref>{{cite web|author=XBIZ |url=http://www.xbiz.com/articles/2058 |title=XBiz Interviews Larry Flynt: Part 2 |publisher=XBIZ.com |date=2004-10-28 |access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref> Larry Flynt Productions operates Hustler.com and a number of related sites wherein it sells pictures and videos with content similar to that in its magazines. The site was targeted by [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]] in [[Operation Payback]] in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=126599 |title=Hustler.com Hit With DDoS Attack – XBIZ Newswire |publisher=newswire.xbiz.com |date=2010-10-22 |author=Rhett Pardon |access-date=22 November 2013 |archive-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315081106/http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=126599 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Erotic Movie Awards==
During the [[Golden Age of Porn]], and prior to getting into the movie business themselves, ''Hustler'' was one of two magazines that announced awards for adult sex films, the other being ''[[Adam Film World]]''. They were discontinued in the late 1980s.
The awards were based on fan ballots printed in the publication. In announcing its third annual awards, the magazine said, "''Hustler'''s erotic-movie awards are intended to reward excellence in the erotic-film industry and thereby encourage the fast-buck makers of mediocrity to clean up their act or go out of business."<ref name="HustlerMag0479">"''Hustler'' Third Annual Erotic Movie Awards", ''Hustler'' Magazine, April 1979, Vol. 5 No. 10, p. 29.</ref>
* '''1979''' (3rd annual) recipients: Best Film – ''Sex World'', Best Actress – [[Sharon Thorpe]] in ''Sex World'', Best Actor – [[John Leslie (director)|John Leslie]] in ''Sensual Encounters of Every Kind'', Best Director – [[Anthony Spinelli]] for ''Sex World'', Best Sex Scene – [[Harry Reems]] and Maria Lynn in ''Butterflies'', Most Accomplished Fellatio Artist – [[Carol Connors (actress)|Carol Connors]] in ''The Erotic Adventures of Candy'', Most Accomplished Cunnilinguist – John Leslie in ''The Other Side of Julie''<ref name="HustlerMag0479" />
* '''1983''' (7th annual) recipients: Best Film – ''The Dancers'', Best Actress – [[Annette Haven]] in ''Peaches and Cream'', Best Actor – John Leslie in ''Nothing To Hide'', Best Director – Anthony Spinelli for ''The Dancers'', Best Sex Scene – [[Jamie Gillis]] and [[Veronica Hart]] in ''[[Wanda Whips Wall Street]]'', Most Accomplished Fellatio Artist – [[Annie Sprinkle]] in ''Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle'', Most Accomplished Cunnilinguist – Annette Haven in ''Peaches and Cream''<ref>"''Hustler's'' 7th Annual Erotic Film Awards", ''Hustler'' Magazine, April 1983, Vol. 9 No. 10, p. 20.</ref>
* '''1986''' (10th annual) recipients: Best Film – ''[[New Wave Hookers]]'', Best Actress – [[Colleen Brennan]] in ''Trinity Brown'', Best Actor – [[Jerry Butler (actor)|Jerry Butler]] in ''Snake Eyes'', Best Director – [[Gregory Dark]] for ''New Wave Hookers'', Best Sex Scene – [[Traci Lords]] and [[Tom Byron]] in ''Sister Dearest'', Most Accomplished Fellatio Artist – [[Ginger Lynn]] in ''Bedtime Tales'', Most Accomplished Cunnilinguist – Danielle in ''Hostage Girls'', Most Disappointing Film – ''[[Debbie Does Dallas#Sequels, parodies and remakes|Debbie Does Dallas III]]''<ref>"''Hustler's'' 10th Annual Erotic Movie Awards", ''Hustler'' Magazine, May 1986, Vol. 12 No. 11, p. 13.</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of men's magazines]]
* [[List of pornographic magazines]]
==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book | title=Popular culture: production and consumption | series=Blackwell readers in sociology | editor1-first=C. Lee | editor1-last=Harrington | editor2-first=Denise D. | editor2-last=Bielby | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | year=2001 | isbn=978-0-631-21710-7 | first=Laura | last=Kipnis | author-link=Laura Kipnis | chapter=Reading Hustler | pages=133–153 }}
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