Sex With Rick Perry Is Worth $1 Million If You Can Prove It

If you have had sex with Rick Perry and you can prove it, Larry Flynt is willing to pay you $1 million. It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, so, any “gay or straight sexual encounter with Governor Rick Perry”  qualifies — as long as there’s proof. “Can you provide documented evidence of illicit sexual or intimate relations with the governor? LARRY FLYNT and HUSTLER MAGAZINE will pay you up to $1 million if we choose to publish your verified story and use your material,” reads the ad Flynt paid for, in the Austin Chronicle, a Texas alternative weekly newspaper.

Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, has offered these types of rewards before. In 1998, Flynt, writes The Washington Post, “bought a full-page ad in The Washington Post, announcing a reward of up to $1 million for anyone who could prove having had ‘an adulterous sexual encounter with a current member of the United States Congress or a high-ranking government official.’ More than 2,000 calls came in.” 13 years later, the price hasn’t be increased for inflation.

Justin Elliot at Salon notes,
“There are long-standing — but completely unsubstantiated — rumors that Perry, who is married, has had affairs. In taking out the Chronicle ad, Flynt follows in the footsteps of an Austin Ron Paul supporter who took out a similar ad last month.”

Elliot is referring to this ad, which asked, “Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry?,” and adds, “Are you a stripper, an escort, or just a ‘young hottie’ impressed by an arrogant, entitled Governor of Texas?” And while the ad doesn’t specifically ask for leads regarding a same-​sex tryst with the Texas Governor and recent GOP presidential candidate, at the bottom it states, “Note to gay people, if you know the truth about Rick, please QUIT covering for him.”

The Washington Blade adds,
“Perry has been the subject of gay rumors for years, with one Texas newspaper investigating the claims. The Austin Chronicle reporter who wrote the story said “no one would go on the record” about the rumors. Perry’s office has denied that he’s gay.”