US rapper Afroman celebrates after court protects his right to mock police

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The rapper had used home security footage in his music videos to take aim at their raid of his house in 2022

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Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, attends the 2019 Daytime Beauty Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Getty Images/TNS)

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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.

“We did it, America! Yeah, we did it! Freedom of speech! Right on! Right on!” the 51-year-old rapper, born Joseph Foreman, shouted outside the courthouse after the Wednesday evening verdict. He later posted the clip to social media.

The case tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures. The deputies, collectively, sought nearly US$4 million in damages.

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“No reasonable person would expect a police officer not to be criticised. They’ve been called names before,” defence lawyer David Osborne said in closing arguments for the rapper and comedian, known for his breakout 2000 hit “Because I Got High”.

A screengrab from CCTV footage shows deputies raiding Joseph Foreman’s home in 2022. Photo: Afroman
A screengrab from CCTV footage shows deputies raiding Joseph Foreman’s home in 2022. Photo: Afroman

The Adams County deputies said they were publicly harassed over the viral videos, which were viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube.

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