The University of Wisconsin chancellor who previously paid a porn star thousands of dollars to speak to students on campus was fired Wednesday, December 27 after it was revealed he films his own adult content with his wife and posts the X-rated videos online.
The Universities of Wisconsin
Board of Regents decided unanimously to fire longtime UW-La Crosse Chancellor
Joe Gow, citing his “abhorrent” conduct in a vague statement.
“In recent days, we learned of
specific conduct by Dr. Gow that has subjected the university to significant
reputational harm. His actions were abhorrent,” UW President Jay Rothman said
in a statement.
Gow, La Crosse’s second-longest
serving chancellor appears in various online porn videos with his wife, Carmen
Wilson, using “Sexy Happy Couple” as their public account name.
The films, which sometimes
feature well-known porn stars, appear on sites like OnlyFans as well as
Pornhub.
UW System Regent President
Karen Walsh accused Gow, 63, of showing a “reckless disregard for the role he
was entrusted with.
“We are alarmed, and disgusted,
by his actions, which were wholly and undeniably inconsistent with his role as
chancellor,” Walsh added.
Due to the fact Gow is a
tenured faculty member who has served as chancellor since he will be placed on
paid administrative leave as he transitions into his faculty role.
However, Rothman said he filed
a complaint Wednesday evening with interim Chancellor Betsy Morgan asking that
Gow’s status as a tenured faculty member be reviewed.
An outside law firm has been
hired “to undertake a fulsome investigation of the matter,” Rothman said.
In defense, the former
chancellor claimed that although his face was shown in the videos, he never
revealed any connections to his prestigious university position.
“There’s nothing said about the
University of Wisconsin; there’s nothing said about the chancellor (on the
videos),” Gow told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after his firing.
“So someone else would have to
make those associations. And then someone would have to say those are
problematic.”
University chancellor fired
after filming online p0rn videos with his wife
He pointed out that no school
funds were used to create the content, which explores consensual adult
sexuality and falls within his right to free speech under the First Amendment,
he said.
Gow also claimed he was not
contacted ahead of the Wednesday meeting that fired him and questioned whether
the board afforded him due process.
Earlier this month, Gow and his
wife launched a YouTube cooking channel dubbed “Sexy Healthy Cooking” in which
they invite adult porn stars to cook vegan meals occasionally ending with Gow
and his wife walking suggestively offscreen with their guest.
Their X account directs their
followers to view their OnlyFans sites “for fully explicit scenes.”
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