Linda Ronstadt Rejected $1 Million Nude Photo Offer: 1977 Hustler Scandal

On may 13, 1977, linda ronstadt (indirectly) declined an offer placed in hustler magazine, promising a million dollars to any of ten female celebrities (including ronstadt) willing to pose. The refusal of linda ronstadt and other notable women to pose nude for hustler magazine illustrated a powerful stand against objectification and a commitment to preserving their. After his indictment in cincinnati, flynt reprinted 400,000 copies of a january, 1977 hustler article called “war—the real obscenity” and had the excerpt sent to cincinnati area residents. Linda ronstadt denies reports that she'd been offered $1 million to be photographed nude for a hustler magazine centerfold. Publisher larry flynt offered the amount to ten.

Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. 769 f. 2d 1128 (1985), actress robyn douglass sued hustler for defamation and unlawfully placing her under a false light. [28] douglass posed nude for freelance.