Afroman Files Lawsuit Against Officer Who Sued Him and Lost

Afroman is out for revenge. 

As per Rolling Stone, Afroman has filed a lawsuit against one of the officers who raided his home in 2022 and later sued the musician after he turned footage of the raid into music videos. 

Afroman — real name Joseph Edgar Foreman — famously won the defamation lawsuit brought against him by officers at his local sheriff's office. 

He filed his own lawsuit in Adams County, Ohio this week (July 27th), accusing Brian K. Newland, one of the involved officers, of malicious prosecution, abuse of process, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and tortious interference with contract.

Foreman is seeking at least $150,000 in damages, which includes at least $25,000 for attorney’s fees and costs. 

Back in 2022, at least 9 Adams County officers raided Foreman's home on suspicion of drug trafficking and kidnapping; they found no evidence of either. 

Foreman then turned footage of the raid into a series of viral music videos, which the officers attempted to sue him for the following year, claiming they were owed $3.9 million in damages; they lost the suit. 

Foreman's win became a symbol for freedom of speech. 

“All of this is their fault,” he said during his testimony. “If they hadn’t wrongly raided my house, there would be no lawsuit, I would not know their names … there would be no songs, nothing.… They’re suing me for their mistake.” 

In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman reflected on the reasons why his story went viral. “The more powerless human being has been violated by these types of governments, not necessarily having a solution. This was a case in time when a powerless man won against powerful government officials," he said.