Afroman, a Grammy-nominated rapper, is suing one of the deputies who sued him after winning a defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed after Afroman used his own security footage to make viral diss-track music videos mocking the deputies who raided his home in 2022.
Background
In 2022, Adams County sheriff’s deputies raided Afroman’s home on a drug/kidnapping warrant. No charges were filed, and Afroman then used his own security footage to make viral diss-track music videos mocking the deputies. Seven deputies then filed a defamation lawsuit, seeking nearly $4 million in damages.
Afroman won the lawsuit, with the court ruling in his favor. Now, Afroman is turning the tables, suing one of the deputies who filed the initial suit against him. He claims the suit was malicious, baseless, and filed just to harass him.
Afroman is seeking damages under four claims: malicious prosecution, abuse of process, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and tortious interference with contract. He’s seeking damages of at least $25,000 per claim, plus attorney’s fees, lost income, emotional distress damages, and punitive damages, with a jury trial demanded.
Afroman lives in Winchester, about 50 miles outside of Cincinnati.
Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.
