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Here we go again, a-fucking-gain. Yet another case alleging corruption or mishandling by a plaintiff. This is the civil trial of Adam's County Sheriff's Deputies v Afroman. (AI summary of the case, not my words) In 2022, Joseph "Afroman" Foreman experienced a police raid at his home in Adams...

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NEW: Rapper Afroman is scheduled to stand trial in a civil lawsuit filed by seven Adams County (Ohio) Sheriff’s deputies.  The legal battle stems from a 2022 raid on Afroman's home, where officers were investigating alleged drug trafficking and kidnapping claims that resulted in no charges. Afroman used his own security footage from the raid to create music videos which mock the officers and the "botched" operation.  The officers allege that Afroman used their personas for commercial profit without authorization, causing them "humiliation, ridicule, mental distress, and loss of reputation". They are seeking damages of $25,000 per count.
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NEW: Rapper Afroman is scheduled to stand trial in a civil lawsuit filed by seven Adams County (Ohio) Sheriff’s deputies.  The legal battle stems from a 2022 raid on Afroman's home, where officers were investigating alleged drug trafficking and kidnapping claims that resulted in no charges. Afroman used his own security footage from the raid to create music videos which mock the officers and the "botched" operation.  The officers allege that Afroman used their personas for commercial profit without authorization, causing them "humiliation, ridicule, mental distress, and loss of reputation". They are seeking damages of $25,000 per count.

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The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home.
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The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos in which he used home security footage to mock their raid of his home.

ABC News

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JUST IN: Afroman drops a banger before the lawsuit against him goes to court Monday in Adams County, Ohio. Afroman just released “Batteram Hymns of the Police Whistle Blower” a day before the lawsuit heads to court. Adams County sheriffs are suing Joseph Foreman for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress for featuring them in his music videos from the night they raided and vandalized his house and allegedly stole $400. In the new song and video, he calls the deputies out by name, packed with videos photos from the raid and some AI to make it comical. Pretty ballsy.
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JUST IN: Afroman drops a banger before the lawsuit against him goes to court Monday in Adams County, Ohio. Afroman just released “Batteram Hymns of the Police Whistle Blower” a day before the lawsuit heads to court. Adams County sheriffs are suing Joseph Foreman for defamation, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress for featuring them in his music videos from the night they raided and vandalized his house and allegedly stole $400. In the new song and video, he calls the deputies out by name, packed with videos photos from the raid and some AI to make it comical. Pretty ballsy.

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Afroman, best known for his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High,” won a defamation lawsuit on Thursday filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies. The saga begun over a 2022 raid on Afroman’s home, legal name Joseph Foreman, by the Adams County, Ohio Sheriff’s office. The raid was part of a drug and kidnapping investigation according to the original warrant. Nothing illegal was found in the musician’s home, and no charges were filed. Foreman subsequently alleged that the officers vandalized his home, and stole money. In response to the raid, Foreman released a series music videos featuring his home security footage of the raid. The footage included one notable moment where an officer paused to look at a pastry on Foreman’s kitchen counter. That inspired the most popular song of bunch, ‘Lemon Pound Cake.’ The sheriff’s deputies said they were publicly harassed in the wake of the video series release, and sought nearly $4 million in damages. The case sparked conversations around the constitutional right to free speech and the limits of parody, which Foreman noted in an Instagram video after he emerged victorious, stating, “We did it America! Freedom of speech! Right on!”
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Afroman, best known for his 2000 hit song, “Because I Got High,” won a defamation lawsuit on Thursday filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies. The saga begun over a 2022 raid on Afroman’s home, legal name Joseph Foreman, by the Adams County, Ohio Sheriff’s office. The raid was part of a drug and kidnapping investigation according to the original warrant. Nothing illegal was found in the musician’s home, and no charges were filed. Foreman subsequently alleged that the officers vandalized his home, and stole money. In response to the raid, Foreman released a series music videos featuring his home security footage of the raid. The footage included one notable moment where an officer paused to look at a pastry on Foreman’s kitchen counter. That inspired the most popular song of bunch, ‘Lemon Pound Cake.’ The sheriff’s deputies said they were publicly harassed in the wake of the video series release, and sought nearly $4 million in damages. The case sparked conversations around the constitutional right to free speech and the limits of parody, which Foreman noted in an Instagram video after he emerged victorious, stating, “We did it America! Freedom of speech! Right on!”

PBS News

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NEW: Rapper Afroman clashes with Ohio deputies in court as one officer breaks down in tears over his satirical music video about a failed 2022 police raid Joseph "Afroman" Foreman is blaming the Adams County Sheriff’s Office after deputies sued him over a music video created from a 2022 raid on his Ohio home Deputies executed a search warrant at Foreman’s Winchester residence in August 2022 while investigating alleged narcotics activity and kidnappings Nno evidence was found and no charges were filed After the raid, Foreman released a song and music video titled “Lemon Pound Cake,” using home security footage of deputies inside his house Four deputies, two sergeants, and a detective later filed a lawsuit claiming the video defamed them, violated their privacy, and caused emotional distress The video has been viewed more than 3 million times since its release in December 2022
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NEW: Rapper Afroman clashes with Ohio deputies in court as one officer breaks down in tears over his satirical music video about a failed 2022 police raid Joseph "Afroman" Foreman is blaming the Adams County Sheriff’s Office after deputies sued him over a music video created from a 2022 raid on his Ohio home Deputies executed a search warrant at Foreman’s Winchester residence in August 2022 while investigating alleged narcotics activity and kidnappings Nno evidence was found and no charges were filed After the raid, Foreman released a song and music video titled “Lemon Pound Cake,” using home security footage of deputies inside his house Four deputies, two sergeants, and a detective later filed a lawsuit claiming the video defamed them, violated their privacy, and caused emotional distress The video has been viewed more than 3 million times since its release in December 2022

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Afroman put out a music video/song titled - “Batteram Hymns of the Police Whistle Blower” years after Adams County, Ohio deputies raided his home, trashed it, and allegedly stole cash from him. The local sheriff's department is now suing him for “emotional distress” by publicly using footage of their 2022 raid on his home that didn't result in any charges. The civil trial is scheduled to start tomorrow. Also - where did that image of Tasha Chamblin around the 3:15 mark come from? 🤨😎 On a serious note - I've posted about his case several times. I hope he wins... #rural #cops #4thAmendment #Afroman #ohio #AdamsCounty
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Afroman put out a music video/song titled - “Batteram Hymns of the Police Whistle Blower” years after Adams County, Ohio deputies raided his home, trashed it, and allegedly stole cash from him. The local sheriff's department is now suing him for “emotional distress” by publicly using footage of their 2022 raid on his home that didn't result in any charges. The civil trial is scheduled to start tomorrow. Also - where did that image of Tasha Chamblin around the 3:15 mark come from? 🤨😎 On a serious note - I've posted about his case several times. I hope he wins... #rural #cops #4thAmendment #Afroman #ohio #AdamsCounty

Mrgunsngear

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🚨When Life Gives You A RAID, Make LEMON Pound Cake: Afroman Takes the Stand In His TRIAL For Invasion Of Privacy🍋🍰 The courtroom just got a dose of truth. Afroman (Joseph Edgar Foreman) just testified in the surreal lawsuit brought against him by the Adams County Sheriff’s deputies—the same ones who wrongfully raided his house, smashed his door, and allegedly pocketed his cash. 🏛️⚖️ The deputies are suing him for "invasion of privacy" and emotional distress because Afroman used his own security footage to make hit songs and sell merch featuring the officer's likeness. 🛡️ The Testimony Highlights: "All of This is Their Fault": Afroman didn't stutter. He told the jury plainly: If they hadn't wrongly raided his house based on bad information, he wouldn't know their names, their faces wouldn't be on his cameras, and he wouldn't have written the songs. 📉🚫 The Missing $400: Afroman recounted how a clerk at the station admitted on live news that the money returned to him was short. When asked why he brought a news crew to pick up his cash, he kept it 100: "I didn't want to get beat up or Epstein'd at the sheriff station." 📺🧤 Freedom of Speech: The deputies' lawyer tried to paint Afroman as a greedy opportunist. Afroman’s response? He’s an entertainer using his First Amendment rights to "kick a can in his backyard" and raise money to fix the door they kicked down. 🇺🇸🎤 "I'm the Victim, They're the Predators": When the lawyer tried to garner sympathy for the "upset" deputies, Afroman flipped the script: "She knew I was upset when she was standing in front of my kids with an AR-15... but I'm not a person, she is?" 😤🪖 ⚖️ Why This Matters: This case is a massive test for the First Amendment. Can government officials sue a citizen for mocking them using footage of their own public actions? Afroman is standing his ground, refusing to back down from the "butthurt" law enforcement officers who started this mess. 👇 WHO’S RIGHT? Is Afroman a hero for using art to fight back 🍋 or did he go too far making them a meme? Either way this is a cautionary tale to the police to due their due diligence before violating their citizens constitutional rights or they may end up the butt of the joke.🐖 Afroman83
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🚨When Life Gives You A RAID, Make LEMON Pound Cake: Afroman Takes the Stand In His TRIAL For Invasion Of Privacy🍋🍰 The courtroom just got a dose of truth. Afroman (Joseph Edgar Foreman) just testified in the surreal lawsuit brought against him by the Adams County Sheriff’s deputies—the same ones who wrongfully raided his house, smashed his door, and allegedly pocketed his cash. 🏛️⚖️ The deputies are suing him for "invasion of privacy" and emotional distress because Afroman used his own security footage to make hit songs and sell merch featuring the officer's likeness. 🛡️ The Testimony Highlights: "All of This is Their Fault": Afroman didn't stutter. He told the jury plainly: If they hadn't wrongly raided his house based on bad information, he wouldn't know their names, their faces wouldn't be on his cameras, and he wouldn't have written the songs. 📉🚫 The Missing $400: Afroman recounted how a clerk at the station admitted on live news that the money returned to him was short. When asked why he brought a news crew to pick up his cash, he kept it 100: "I didn't want to get beat up or Epstein'd at the sheriff station." 📺🧤 Freedom of Speech: The deputies' lawyer tried to paint Afroman as a greedy opportunist. Afroman’s response? He’s an entertainer using his First Amendment rights to "kick a can in his backyard" and raise money to fix the door they kicked down. 🇺🇸🎤 "I'm the Victim, They're the Predators": When the lawyer tried to garner sympathy for the "upset" deputies, Afroman flipped the script: "She knew I was upset when she was standing in front of my kids with an AR-15... but I'm not a person, she is?" 😤🪖 ⚖️ Why This Matters: This case is a massive test for the First Amendment. Can government officials sue a citizen for mocking them using footage of their own public actions? Afroman is standing his ground, refusing to back down from the "butthurt" law enforcement officers who started this mess. 👇 WHO’S RIGHT? Is Afroman a hero for using art to fight back 🍋 or did he go too far making them a meme? Either way this is a cautionary tale to the police to due their due diligence before violating their citizens constitutional rights or they may end up the butt of the joke.🐖 Afroman83

Project Constitution

160,747 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

Afroman reacts to his recent victory over 7 Ohio deputies who filed a $4 million lawsuit against him after he used actual footage from their 2022 police raid on his home in his viral “Lemon Pound Cake” music video. 🎥 The Laboratory with Plaz/Youtube
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Afroman reacts to his recent victory over 7 Ohio deputies who filed a $4 million lawsuit against him after he used actual footage from their 2022 police raid on his home in his viral “Lemon Pound Cake” music video. 🎥 The Laboratory with Plaz/Youtube

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This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on the internet. Afroman had his house raided by Ohio Adam County deputies… who found absolutely nothing… broke his door, trashed his place, allegedly had $400 go missing… and then they refused to pay for the damages. So, like any reasonable rapper would do… He turned his home security footage into music videos, mocking them. And then, the deputies sued him for FOUR MILLION dollars… because they didn’t like being made fun of. And Afroman’s response? He dropped ANOTHER music video. In his own words: “Unconfidential informant lied to Police to get out of some trouble. Adam County Sherriff officers made a mistake by believing the lie. Raided my house, found nothing, refused to pay for the damages and filed a lawsuit against me, Afroman, for exercising my freedom of speech! This is me holding trial in one song. I hope you enjoy it.” They said his videos “ridiculed” them… so he decided to show them what that actually looks like. And the best part? A jury basically said… yeah… you don’t get to raid someone’s home, end up in their surveillance footage, and then cry because they used it to make fun of you.
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This is the funniest thing I’ve seen on the internet. Afroman had his house raided by Ohio Adam County deputies… who found absolutely nothing… broke his door, trashed his place, allegedly had $400 go missing… and then they refused to pay for the damages. So, like any reasonable rapper would do… He turned his home security footage into music videos, mocking them. And then, the deputies sued him for FOUR MILLION dollars… because they didn’t like being made fun of. And Afroman’s response? He dropped ANOTHER music video. In his own words: “Unconfidential informant lied to Police to get out of some trouble. Adam County Sherriff officers made a mistake by believing the lie. Raided my house, found nothing, refused to pay for the damages and filed a lawsuit against me, Afroman, for exercising my freedom of speech! This is me holding trial in one song. I hope you enjoy it.” They said his videos “ridiculed” them… so he decided to show them what that actually looks like. And the best part? A jury basically said… yeah… you don’t get to raid someone’s home, end up in their surveillance footage, and then cry because they used it to make fun of you.

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NEW: Afroman appeals judge’s dismissal of his trespass and property damage claims against Adams County sheriff’s office Afroman is appealing a ruling by Judge Jonathan Hines that dismissed his counterclaims against the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for trespass and destruction of property related to the 2022 raid on his home. The judge ruled in early 2025 that the officers’ actions were privileged because they were executing a lawful search warrant. Afroman is also appealing the decision requiring him to split court costs with the officers. Happy 4/20.
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NEW: Afroman appeals judge’s dismissal of his trespass and property damage claims against Adams County sheriff’s office Afroman is appealing a ruling by Judge Jonathan Hines that dismissed his counterclaims against the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for trespass and destruction of property related to the 2022 raid on his home. The judge ruled in early 2025 that the officers’ actions were privileged because they were executing a lawful search warrant. Afroman is also appealing the decision requiring him to split court costs with the officers. Happy 4/20.

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Afroman wins his case after being sued by the police department. Some of the officers cried, claiming he embarrassed them by putting them in his music video. The jury ruled that it was his First Amendment right to record and express his art.
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Afroman wins his case after being sued by the police department. Some of the officers cried, claiming he embarrassed them by putting them in his music video. The jury ruled that it was his First Amendment right to record and express his art.

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NEW: Afroman's music video "Lemon Pound Cake" played in court as "Officer Poundcake" was forced to sit and watch. Adams County Sheriff's deputies are suing Afroman after he released a music video following a botched raid on his home. At one point during the trial, the video was played during Officer Shawn Cooley's testimony. The song was inspired after the officer allegedly glanced down at Afroman's desert during the botched raid on his home. Officers claim that Afroman's songs and social media posts following the raid caused them "mental distress and danger." (ABC6)
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NEW: Afroman's music video "Lemon Pound Cake" played in court as "Officer Poundcake" was forced to sit and watch. Adams County Sheriff's deputies are suing Afroman after he released a music video following a botched raid on his home. At one point during the trial, the video was played during Officer Shawn Cooley's testimony. The song was inspired after the officer allegedly glanced down at Afroman's desert during the botched raid on his home. Officers claim that Afroman's songs and social media posts following the raid caused them "mental distress and danger." (ABC6)

Collin Rugg

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Because I Got Sued: Afroman Takes the Stand in ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ Trial Afroman claims he brought Channel 19 News and his attorney to the sheriff’s office so he wouldn’t get “beat up or Epstein’ed.” He also claimed he wouldn’t have known he was missing money until the clerk told him he was short the $400. The prosecution claims there was a miscount in the initial amount of money. An internal review by the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office concluded that no theft occurred. Investigators stated that while deputies recorded collecting $4,390, body camera footage and subsequent counts suggested they only actually had $4,000 from the start.
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Because I Got Sued: Afroman Takes the Stand in ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ Trial Afroman claims he brought Channel 19 News and his attorney to the sheriff’s office so he wouldn’t get “beat up or Epstein’ed.” He also claimed he wouldn’t have known he was missing money until the clerk told him he was short the $400. The prosecution claims there was a miscount in the initial amount of money. An internal review by the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office concluded that no theft occurred. Investigators stated that while deputies recorded collecting $4,390, body camera footage and subsequent counts suggested they only actually had $4,000 from the start.

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Afroman Day 2: Deputy claims Afroman singing about sleeping with his wife has caused him “tremendous pain” as grounds for defamation. Day 2 of the Afroman defamation case has begun, and Randolph L. Walters, Jr. testified that Afroman singing about sleeping with his wife caused him “tremendous pain.” Walters Jr. also stated that being labeled a “thief” has hurt his reputation. So far, all the deputies have claimed they do not believe everything they hear or see on the internet and that they have all been called names unrelated to Afroman’s songs. So many good clips 🤣
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Afroman Day 2: Deputy claims Afroman singing about sleeping with his wife has caused him “tremendous pain” as grounds for defamation. Day 2 of the Afroman defamation case has begun, and Randolph L. Walters, Jr. testified that Afroman singing about sleeping with his wife caused him “tremendous pain.” Walters Jr. also stated that being labeled a “thief” has hurt his reputation. So far, all the deputies have claimed they do not believe everything they hear or see on the internet and that they have all been called names unrelated to Afroman’s songs. So many good clips 🤣

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Here is an interesting one. A man ordered his dinner from a local taco bell and pulled across the street to the parking lot of Tractor Supply to sit and eat his dinner. Deputies from Baker county Florida rolled up to his vehicle and began to question him as to what he was doing in the lot of a closed business. He showed them his food and said he was eating his dinner. This was not enough for the deputies in their head they didn't like how he answered so they doubled down that there must be another reason. Eventually they arrested him claiming loitering and prowling with charges of resisting an officer without violence. These chargers were ultimately dismissed in Court.
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Here is an interesting one. A man ordered his dinner from a local taco bell and pulled across the street to the parking lot of Tractor Supply to sit and eat his dinner. Deputies from Baker county Florida rolled up to his vehicle and began to question him as to what he was doing in the lot of a closed business. He showed them his food and said he was eating his dinner. This was not enough for the deputies in their head they didn't like how he answered so they doubled down that there must be another reason. Eventually they arrested him claiming loitering and prowling with charges of resisting an officer without violence. These chargers were ultimately dismissed in Court.

Chuckling Charlie

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In August 2022, Adams County, Ohio sheriff's deputies — hyped up on a shady confidential informant's tip about drugs, trafficking, and even a possible kidnapping victim — went full SWAT mode on Afroman's house. They kicked in his front door (no knock apparently needed), stormed in with guns drawn, trashed the place searching everywhere, broke parts of his security system, seized thousands in cash (later returned short a few hundred bucks, per Afroman), scared his family... and found literally nothing illegal. No drugs worth charging over, no kidnap victim, no arrests. Zero. Zilch. So Afroman — the "Because I Got High" legend — did what any stoner-rap icon would: he turned his own home security footage + wife's clips into savage, viral diss tracks like "Lemon Pound Cake" (featuring a deputy creepily eyeing his mom's homemade cake) and "Will You Help Me Repair My Door". He mocked their raid, sampled their bumbling, put their faces on merch, and basically turned the botched bust into his biggest recent career boost. The deputies? They sued him for invasion of privacy, defamation, emotional distress, and getting death threats from internet randos who saw the videos. Afroman countersued for the door damage and missing money, called the whole saga a "blessing in disguise," and the saga dragged into a 2026 trial where irony reached terminal velocity: cops mad they got caught on his cameras in his house doing a raid that produced jack squat. Here are some highlights all Americans MUST SEE!
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In August 2022, Adams County, Ohio sheriff's deputies — hyped up on a shady confidential informant's tip about drugs, trafficking, and even a possible kidnapping victim — went full SWAT mode on Afroman's house. They kicked in his front door (no knock apparently needed), stormed in with guns drawn, trashed the place searching everywhere, broke parts of his security system, seized thousands in cash (later returned short a few hundred bucks, per Afroman), scared his family... and found literally nothing illegal. No drugs worth charging over, no kidnap victim, no arrests. Zero. Zilch. So Afroman — the "Because I Got High" legend — did what any stoner-rap icon would: he turned his own home security footage + wife's clips into savage, viral diss tracks like "Lemon Pound Cake" (featuring a deputy creepily eyeing his mom's homemade cake) and "Will You Help Me Repair My Door". He mocked their raid, sampled their bumbling, put their faces on merch, and basically turned the botched bust into his biggest recent career boost. The deputies? They sued him for invasion of privacy, defamation, emotional distress, and getting death threats from internet randos who saw the videos. Afroman countersued for the door damage and missing money, called the whole saga a "blessing in disguise," and the saga dragged into a 2026 trial where irony reached terminal velocity: cops mad they got caught on his cameras in his house doing a raid that produced jack squat. Here are some highlights all Americans MUST SEE!

HighImpactFlix

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Seven cops raided a rapper’s house looking for drugs and a kidnapping victim. Found neither. Filed no charges. Left behind a broken gate, busted doors, and one deputy eyeing a lemon pound cake in the fridge. Afroman had security cameras rolling the whole time. He turned the footage into diss tracks, music videos, and merch. Mocked the raid. Made money off it. The deputies sued him for $3.9 million. Defamation. Invasion of privacy. Emotional distress. Yesterday a jury of his peers ruled in his favor on all 13 counts. Zero damages. Case closed. He walked out of the courthouse in an American flag suit: “I didn’t win. America won.” They came for the lemon pound cake. They left with nothing. 🇺🇸
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Seven cops raided a rapper’s house looking for drugs and a kidnapping victim. Found neither. Filed no charges. Left behind a broken gate, busted doors, and one deputy eyeing a lemon pound cake in the fridge. Afroman had security cameras rolling the whole time. He turned the footage into diss tracks, music videos, and merch. Mocked the raid. Made money off it. The deputies sued him for $3.9 million. Defamation. Invasion of privacy. Emotional distress. Yesterday a jury of his peers ruled in his favor on all 13 counts. Zero damages. Case closed. He walked out of the courthouse in an American flag suit: “I didn’t win. America won.” They came for the lemon pound cake. They left with nothing. 🇺🇸

Jake

609,522 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

An Ohio jury ruled in favor of Afroman after deputies raided his home, found no evidence that led to charges, then tried to sue him for telling his story. You cannot barge into someone’s home and then punish them for speaking on it. When power overreaches, the people must have the right to call it out, loudly and without fear. ✊🏿 🎥: CBS News
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An Ohio jury ruled in favor of Afroman after deputies raided his home, found no evidence that led to charges, then tried to sue him for telling his story. You cannot barge into someone’s home and then punish them for speaking on it. When power overreaches, the people must have the right to call it out, loudly and without fear. ✊🏿 🎥: CBS News

Ben Crump

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The attorney suing Afroman told jurors today that "a power higher than us that brought you here today to do this job." "You are the chosen people to do it. Nobody else is going to do it. There's not going to be another trial. There's not going to be a second chance," said Robert A. Klinger, who has a civil litigation practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. "This is the day to decide whether Mr. Foreman gets away with what he's done, and whether these plaintiffs deserve something to make up for what they've been through, and whether the community is told that what he did is unacceptable. It's not okay," Klinger said. Klinger represents several current and former law enforcement officials in rural Adams County who say Afroman, legal name Joseph Edgar Foreman, defamed them and portrayed them in a false light after they searched his home in August 2022 seized cash and marijuana. Afroman has called the deputies thieves after they reported taking $4,400 from his home but returned only $4,000. An investigator concluded a deputy overcounted the original amount by $390 and could not account for the other missing $10. Afroman's lawyer David Osborne addressed the theft comments by telling jurors truth is a defense against defamation. He's cast Afroman's other comments, which include calling a deputy a pedophile, saying he slept with a sergeant's wife and the music video "Lemon Pound Cake", as comedic exaggerations and social commentary.
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The attorney suing Afroman told jurors today that "a power higher than us that brought you here today to do this job." "You are the chosen people to do it. Nobody else is going to do it. There's not going to be another trial. There's not going to be a second chance," said Robert A. Klinger, who has a civil litigation practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. "This is the day to decide whether Mr. Foreman gets away with what he's done, and whether these plaintiffs deserve something to make up for what they've been through, and whether the community is told that what he did is unacceptable. It's not okay," Klinger said. Klinger represents several current and former law enforcement officials in rural Adams County who say Afroman, legal name Joseph Edgar Foreman, defamed them and portrayed them in a false light after they searched his home in August 2022 seized cash and marijuana. Afroman has called the deputies thieves after they reported taking $4,400 from his home but returned only $4,000. An investigator concluded a deputy overcounted the original amount by $390 and could not account for the other missing $10. Afroman's lawyer David Osborne addressed the theft comments by telling jurors truth is a defense against defamation. He's cast Afroman's other comments, which include calling a deputy a pedophile, saying he slept with a sergeant's wife and the music video "Lemon Pound Cake", as comedic exaggerations and social commentary.

Meghann Cuniff

33,587 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад