Afroman defends viral music videos during trial after 2022 police raid
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Rapper Afroman, who was sued by Ohio police after his music videos used footage from a 2022 police raid, defended his work during the case's trial.
Afroman is taking the stand three years after he was sued by Ohio law enforcement for his use of real footage of police in a pair of viral music videos.
A lawsuit against the Grammy-nominated rapper (real name Joseph Foreman) was filed by Adams County Sheriff deputies in 2023 after his music videos, "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and "Lemon Pound Cake," used footage from a 2022 police raid on his home. The trial for the case kicked off on Monday, March 16.
"All of this is their fault," Afroman, 51, said during a Tuesday hearing. "If they hadn't wrongly raided my house, there would be no lawsuit, I would not know their names, they wouldn't be on my home surveillance system and there would be no songs."
The March 2023 complaint, which listed two sergeants, a detective and four deputies, alleged Afroman used their likeness without their permission and profited off their images. The rapper was not home at the time of the raid, but his then-wife filmed it on her phone.
The suit also claimed the deputies suffered embarrassment and death threats and are entitled to compensation.
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