The March issue of Hustler Magazine magazine will feature nude photos of Nancy Benoit, who was murdered last year by her husband, professional wrestler Chris Benoit, who then killed their son and himself.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Thrash denied a request for a temporary restraining order against publication brought by Nancy Benoit's mother. The pictures were taken 25 years ago, when Nancy was a 19-year-old aspiring model. It is not clear how Hustler acquired the photos; Nancy's first husband, who was present when the photos were taken, testified that he had been told all copies were destroyed.
From a First Amendment perspective, this is obviously the right legal decision. As Hustler publisher Larry Flynt has demonstrated many times, the First Amendment is there to protect free speech and free press for everyone, including publishers of content that the vast majority of Americans would find tasteless.
But it's mostly just sad, to think of the 19-year-old Nancy envisioning herself living as a famous model some day. Instead her lasting fame comes from the way she died.
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2-12-2008 @ 1:41PM
Yankees Chick said...
I'm a huge proponent of free speech.
That said, this is a trashy move. Legal or not.
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2-14-2008 @ 12:43PM
jed said...
She took the photos trashy or not by Hustler magazine. Where was her mother 25 years ago when she was whoring out for the camera
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