Cenk Uygur
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Porn Star Belle Knox Now Has To Pay More Tuition
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June 21, 2014
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7:00Now Playing"Miriam Weeks, the porn star known as Belle Knox, will see her tuition bill at Duke University jump $15,000 next year.
Weeks, 19, began doing porn as a way to cover the high cost of attending Duke . She repeatedly said in interviews she preferred working in the adult industry over getting a job waiting tables, which pays far less.
But because Weeks now has an income, she has lost her financial aid and will have to pay much more out of pocket.
"That, compared with my parents income, is deemed by the financial aid office to be sufficient to pay my tuition. Which is ridiculous," Weeks told The Huffington Post in an email."* Cenk Uygur (www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Gina Grad (www.twitter.com/ginagrad. Pretty Good Podcast) discuss.
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