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But when Josh spoke to First Amendment attorneys at FIRE, the free speech group that defended Chancellor Joe back in 2018, they disagreed with that argument.

But when Josh spoke to First Amendment attorneys at FIRE, the free speech group that defended Chancellor Joe back in 2018, they disagreed with that argument.

But when Josh spoke to First Amendment attorneys at FIRE, the free speech group that defended Chancellor Joe back in 2018, they disagreed with that argument.

you might be wondering how Joe could claim he didn't make any money. As it turns out, the type of content Joe and his wife were making came with a hefty price tag. Chancellor Joe has said that between paying performers, videographers, and editors, the couple has spent upwards of $80,000 shooting pornography, making very little of that back via their OnlyFans and LoyalFans profiles.

you might be wondering how Joe could claim he didn't make any money. As it turns out, the type of content Joe and his wife were making came with a hefty price tag. Chancellor Joe has said that between paying performers, videographers, and editors, the couple has spent upwards of $80,000 shooting pornography, making very little of that back via their OnlyFans and LoyalFans profiles.

you might be wondering how Joe could claim he didn't make any money. As it turns out, the type of content Joe and his wife were making came with a hefty price tag. Chancellor Joe has said that between paying performers, videographers, and editors, the couple has spent upwards of $80,000 shooting pornography, making very little of that back via their OnlyFans and LoyalFans profiles.

Because just as this was unfolding, the UW system president had been battling with the Republican-controlled legislature over funding.

Because just as this was unfolding, the UW system president had been battling with the Republican-controlled legislature over funding.

Because just as this was unfolding, the UW system president had been battling with the Republican-controlled legislature over funding.

But Joe's coworkers didn't see it that way. And they certainly didn't come to his defense.

But Joe's coworkers didn't see it that way. And they certainly didn't come to his defense.

But Joe's coworkers didn't see it that way. And they certainly didn't come to his defense.

And public opinion? What did they think about it all?

And public opinion? What did they think about it all?

And public opinion? What did they think about it all?

And what about precedent? Josh told us that in recent years, with the rise of OnlyFans and similar platforms, there have been high profile cases involving K through 12 teachers. But at the university level, this may be the first of its kind. That left UW leadership facing an unprecedented question. What happens when a former public face of your institution becomes an amateur porn star?

And what about precedent? Josh told us that in recent years, with the rise of OnlyFans and similar platforms, there have been high profile cases involving K through 12 teachers. But at the university level, this may be the first of its kind. That left UW leadership facing an unprecedented question. What happens when a former public face of your institution becomes an amateur porn star?

And what about precedent? Josh told us that in recent years, with the rise of OnlyFans and similar platforms, there have been high profile cases involving K through 12 teachers. But at the university level, this may be the first of its kind. That left UW leadership facing an unprecedented question. What happens when a former public face of your institution becomes an amateur porn star?

In July of 2024, public hearings on Joe Gao's case came to a close, and a faculty panel of his peers delivered their recommendation to the Board of Regents.

In July of 2024, public hearings on Joe Gao's case came to a close, and a faculty panel of his peers delivered their recommendation to the Board of Regents.