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On The Scene
What’s in
Store
Hustler Hollywood
grand opening
brings out legends
The April 9 grand opening gala for
the newest location of adult retail chain
Hustler Hollywood right on the main
drag of Hollywood Boulevard drew a
number of the industry’s all-time most
celebrated figures, who mingled and
tipped champagne flutes with a fair
contingent of notable up-and-comers.
The biggest presence of all, naturally,
was Hustler founder Larry Flynt, who
offered cheerful smiles from his famed
gold-wheeled throne while signing
free copies of Hustler magazine›s June
issue featuring hotly buzzed-about
starlet Alex Grey as its cover girl.
Autograph-seeking fans and
industry legends alike approached
Flynt with the utmost reverence, as
though they had been granted counsel
with the Pope of Porn. One man told
Flynt he’d flown 23 hours just to see
him, gushing, “It’s such an honor ...
you spent your whole life fighting for
freedom, and it’s an incredible honor to
meet you.” Another told him his battles
against governmental oppression had
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Gala Event Among the big names at the grand opening were (this page) Katie Morgan, Jessica
Jaymes, Joanna Angel, (next page) Jules Jordan, Tee Reel, Will Ryder, Dava Foxx, Alec Knight,
Larry Flynt, Evan Stone (in Donald Trump guise), Alexis Texas, Manuel Ferrara, Herschel Savage,
Paul Thomas and Kendra Cole. Photos by Chris King/ReelSeduction.com.
inspired him to go to law school.
Retired AVN Hall of Fame actor Herschel Savage
had a unique entreaty for Flynt: “My stone was in
cement here but it cracked. Could you put it back
together? It meant a lot to me.”
Savage later explained to AVN that he had just
recently learned his cement square on Hustler
Hollywood’s Porn Walk of Fame—which has been
relocated from the original Sunset Blvd. location to
this one—got cracked in three places upon being