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Taste of Belgium Offering Free Lemon Pound Cake Waffles in Honor of Afroman's Trial Win
An Adams County jury ruled all 13 claims against Afroman not liable, affirming his songs about a 2022 police raid are protected speech under the First Amendment.
- After a brief three-day trial this week, jurors found Afroman not liable on all 13 claims, with his attorney successfully arguing that his songs were protected speech under the First Amendment.
- The case stems from a 2022 search of the rapper's home in Adams County, where deputies sued Afroman alleging harassment after he used security footage from the raid in music videos.
- Data shows his trial unexpectedly boosted his music career, with 'Lemon Pound Cake' streams jumping from over 2,000 to over 172,000, while 'Will You Help Me Repair My Door' reached over 43,000.
- Almost all major national outlets, including CNN and The New York Times, covered the trial this week, with 'The Daily Show' devoting a lengthy segment to the case on Thursday.
- While the raid and trial were a prolonged personal nuisance for the Greater Cincinnati artist, the proceedings introduced new listeners to Afroman's music, with 'Because I Got High' streams jumping to over 181,000.
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The internet has been rightfully enjoying videos from the defamation trial against Afroman, a musician known for his humorous songs including "Because I got high.” The lawsuit involves songs he wrote about a 2022 raid police conducted on his house, which was based on flimsy evidence. The songs justifiably mock the officers involved. Mike Masnick…
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Afroman Says He'll Keep Running Up Songs Targeting Ohio Cops
Afroman emerged triumphant in a well-publicized legal scuffle between himself and a group of Ohio police officers who attempted to sue him for defamation. Afroman says he’s forgiven the police officers, but says he’ll keep playing the songs that targeted the sheriff’s deputies as he fought to clear his name. As we shared in our reporting last week, Afroman Joseph E. Foreman successfully defended himself against a lawsuit brought by seven Adams C…
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Taste of Belgium offering free lemon pound cake waffles in honor of Afroman's trial win
It might not be "mama's lemon pound cake," but Taste of Belgium is celebrating Afroman's Adams County trial win with their own lemon pound cake waffles this week.The local restaurant chain announced it will host "Lemon Poundcake Waffle Day" at its Rookwood and The Banks locations on Wednesday, March 25, in honor of the Afroman song that sparked a lawsuit and civil trial that captivated the country.Last week, an Adams County jury sided with the r…
Pennsylvania sheriff's office flooded with calls over Afroman's 'arrest'
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- Hit rapper Afroman recently won a lawsuit from seven Adams County Sheriffs in Ohio, but as strange as the lawsuit turned out, it became a bizarre moment in Pennsylvania. Afroman, real name Joseph Foreman, was being sued by seven officers for defamation after the rapper used his home security footage [...]
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