Afroman clashes with cops in court — as one officer left in tears over music video
Rapper Afroman confronted law enforcement from Ohio in a courtroom clash on Tuesday, as he testified in a lawsuit filed by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office over a 2022 music video that parodied a police raid.
Joseph Foreman, 51, known professionally as Afroman, placed the blame squarely on the sheriff’s office for the legal battle, stemming from a search warrant executed at his Winchester home in August 2022.
“This entire situation is their doing,” Foreman told the court, dressed in a red, white, and blue suit with matching sunglasses, according to WCPO. “If they hadn’t conducted that wrongful raid, there would be no lawsuit, I wouldn’t even know their names, they wouldn’t appear on my home security cameras, and there wouldn’t be any songs… my finances would be untouched.”
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After the search, Foreman released a song inspired by the raid, called Lemon Pound Cake, which included footage from his home security cameras. The title poked fun at one deputy who had glanced at a lemon pound cake in Foreman’s kitchen during the operation.
Four deputies, two sergeants, and a detective from the sheriff’s office filed the lawsuit, claiming the video defamed them, violated their privacy rights, and intentionally caused emotional distress. The video has been viewed more than three million times since December 2022.
The raid had been based on a warrant alleging the presence of narcotics and possible kidnappings on the property, but no illegal activity was discovered and no charges were filed. Video from multiple cameras showed deputies breaking down a gate, forcing open a door, and causing other property damage.
Foreman previously said the song was meant to generate income to cover the costs of repairs and further mocked the officials in subsequent videos leading up to the trial, including naming them and showing footage from the raid.
Deputy Lisa Phillips, who was called in despite being off duty, testified that Foreman’s content had targeted her specifically. Several posts, including a 13-minute music video, featured sexually suggestive innuendo aimed at Phillips. She broke down in tears while the video was shown in court on Monday.
Sgt. Randy Walters, another officer involved in the raid, was questioned Tuesday about the harassment he experienced from Foreman since the incident. He confirmed that Foreman had called him a “son of a bitch,” though not in any public posts. Hours after the day’s session ended, Foreman shared a social media video singing, “Randy Walters is a son of a bitch.”
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