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Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial

NPR Topics: News·@RachelTreisman·2 months ago
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By Rachel Treisman A jury sided with rapper Afroman, whose legal name is Joseph Foreman, in a defamation lawsuit brought by Ohio police who raided his home. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect hide caption Afroman was just trying to turn lemons into "Lemon Pound Cake" when he started making music videos and social media posts mocking the law enforcement officers who conducted a heavy-handed raid on his Ohio home. Home surveillance video of the August 2022 raid shows half a dozen gun-wielding law-enforcement officers from the Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies kicking down his door, combing through his CD collection, going through his suit pockets, flipping through a wad of cash and, in one case, briefly getting distracted by a cake dish on the kitchen counter. The search, on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping, didn't yield any evidence or charges against the rapper, whose legal name is Joseph Foreman.…

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