Jacob Geller is no longer part of MinnMax’s podcast.
The change follows renewed attention on a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill disciplinary record that lists his name next to a sexual assault violation.
MinnMax hasn’t shared further details about the decision in the material reviewed for this story. It’s also unclear whether the change covers only the podcast or every type of collaboration with the outlet.
The entry appears in a set of UNC disciplinary records that is now archived online. It claims Jacob Geller was suspended for sexual assault. Reports date the case to 2016.
The entry gives no details about what happened. It doesn’t name the person harmed, and it doesn’t show the evidence or the reasons behind the sanction. No criminal proceedings are mentioned.
Geller has addressed the record in a post on Bluesky. He confirmed that the record refers to him and that what happened was sexual assault.
In 2020, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in a public records case brought by The Daily Tar Heel and other news groups. The court said UNC had to release limited information about students it had found responsible for sexual assault. This included their names, the violation, and the sanction. UNC began releasing those records later that year.
The case was a civil fight over public records. It wasn’t a criminal case against Geller.
Federal student privacy law, known as FERPA, normally keeps student records private. It allows schools to share only final results in certain cases of violence or sexual misconduct. The full case file stays closed.
A university suspension isn’t a criminal conviction. Campus disciplinary processes judge students under school rules. Criminal courts use separate procedures and different standards of proof.
