Knox started doing pornography in 2013 to help pay for her $60,000 per year tuition at Duke University. Even after student aid, she faced a $47,000 bill to attend Duke. In late 2013, her career became publicly known on campus, and she faced extensive in-person and online harassment. Knox took a college-sanctioned break from Duke University in early 2014 and later returned to continue her studies in Women's Studies and Sociology. After graduating from Duke in 2016 with a B.A. in Sociology, she attended New York University School of Law.