Seven law enforcement officers are suing the rapper Afroman (Picture: Getty)
Rapper Afroman is being sued by seven law enforcement officers after he used footage from a police raid of his home in one of his music videos.
The plaintiff against the Because I Got High hitmaker, real name Joseph Foreman, alleges that he took recordings of their faces obtained from the raid in Ohio, August 2022 and used them in music videos and social media posts without their consent.
The officers, four deputies, two sergeants, and a detective, are claiming this has caused them ‘emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation.’
All seven parties are seeking all of Foreman’s profits from his use of their personas, including revenue from the songs, music videos, and live event tickets, on top of the promotion of his Afroman brand, which sells an array of merch.
They also demand a court injunction to take down all videos and posts containing their faces.
Afroman has vowed to countersue (Picture: Getty)
The lawsuit names Foreman directly, as well as his recording brand and a media distribution company based in Texas as defendants.
On Wednesday, Foreman revealed in an Instagram post that he intends to countersue for ‘the unlawful raid’ and ‘money being stolen’, as well as the damage caused to his family, career, and property.
He also explained why he publicised the camera recording in the first place, writing: ‘My video footage is my property. I used it to identify the criminals who broke into my house, and stole my money.
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‘I used it to identify criminals, who broke into my house, stole my money and disconnected my home security system.
‘I use my footage of my property to raise money to pay for the damages they done and to identify the criminals operating inside of the sheriff department that stole my money Ramsack my house and disconnected my video cameras.’ (sic)
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The rapper is being sued for using video footage of the officers without their consent.