University of Wisconsin Fires Tenured Professor for ‘Unacceptable’ Side Hustle as Vegan OnlyFans Porn Star

Joseph Gow, who already lost his position as chancellor of UW La Crosse last year after his sexually-explicit content was discovered, had been fighting for months to retain his paid tenured professor position, claiming the porn was protected free expression.

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A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Professor, Joe Gow (R), and his wife, Carmen Wilson (C), are seen on their YouTube channel, Sexy Happy Couple, on which they cook vegan recipes with porn stars. YouTube

A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor of communications studies, Joseph Gow, who was fired from the university’s chancellorship last year after his secret life performing in explicit online porn videos and writing books about his sex life was exposed, has lost his tenured professor position as well after a unanimous vote on Friday by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. But the decision, coming after months of debate and multiple hearings, isn’t the end of what’s become a closely watched free speech dispute, as Mr. Gow has indicated to the Sun that he is hoping to fight the decision in court. 

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