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Afroman wins legal battle over songs mocking US police

Ian Youngs
Culture reporter
March 19, 2026

US rapper Afroman has defeated seven sheriff's deputies in a court case after they sued him for releasing songs and videos that mocked them and a raid they carried out on his home.

The officers broke down the musician's door in 2022 as part of a drug and kidnapping investigation, but the raid didn't lead to any charges.

Afroman, best known for his 2000 hit Because I Got High, responded by using home security footage in viral videos that ridiculed the deputies. His video for the song Lemon Pound Cake was inspired by a deputy apparently eyeing a cake in his kitchen, while another video attributed personal and sexual transgressions to the officers.

They sued him for defamation, but a jury has sided with the colourful rapper after a three-day trial.

"We did it America! Yeah! We did it! Freedom of speech!" Afroman yelled outside the Ohio court, surrounded by supporters, in a clip posted on social media after the verdict.

Real name Joseph Foreman, the musician gave evidence wearing a red, white and blue US flag-themed suit.

"The whole raid was a mistake," he told the court. "All of this is their fault.

"If they hadn't have wrongly raided my house, there would be no lawsuit. I would not know their names. They wouldn't be on my home surveillance system, and there would be no songs, nothing."


'Attempt to silence criticism'

The deputies requested $3.9m (£2.9m) damages for "humiliation, ridicule, mental distress, embarrassment and loss of reputation".

Afroman released songs including one that featured graphic and unfounded suggestions about Deputy Lisa Phillips' sexuality.

Sgt Randy Walters said his child had been humiliated at school over Afroman's posts, and had come home afterwards in tears.

The deputies' lawyer Robert Klingler told the court the rapper had "perpetuated lies intentionally" about his clients.

"Even if somebody does something to you that hurts you, that you think is wrong - like a search warrant execution that you think is unfair - that doesn't justify telling intentional lies designed to hurt people," he said.

Afroman released an entire album in 2023 about the incident, calling it Lemon Pound Cake, while its title song also took aim at the officer who, the lyrics said, "got the munchies because he got high".

That song has had 3.6 million views on YouTube, while another parody track titled Will You Help Me Repair My Door has had more than nine million.

The rapper told jurors he had a constitutional right to make artistic and critical content about government officials.

His lawyer David Osborne argued that public officials could not use the courts to "silence" criticism simply because it hurt their feelings.

"I'm sorry they feel the way they do, but there's a certain amount that you have to take as a public official, it's part of the duties of the job," Osborne said.

"What chilling effect does that have on the world we live in? You don't like what a public official does and you make a joke, and you're dragged into court?"

Ishilove:
Naptu2, this one that everyone is just resigning and decamping to APC, I wonder which party Mr Obi will contest under.

PigTormentor:
As usual they will claim he's been paid 39k per month to say all these. Awon werey

naptu2:
The reason that that thread was funny to me was because of the minister. I'll first explain the minister's part before I come to the main theme of this post.

Right at the beginning of this issue, when it became public that Chidimma Onwe Adetshina was taking part in the Miss South Africa pageant, Gayton McKenzie and others said that she should be removed from the pageant because she did not have a South African sounding name. They asked how she would be able to represent the culture of South Africa when she did not have a South African sounding name.

This was before there was any claim that there was any criminal activities involved in her being a South African citizen. That's why some people criticised him, asked if he had any evidence that she was not South African (he didn't) and questioned how a minister could make such statements.

That's also why people who are responding to his tweet about Udeme Okon are saying that Udeme Okon must be investigated. Chidimma had not been investigated when he said that she must be withdrawn from the Miss SA contest, so what's different now?

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Now to the point that I wanted to make. Some people say that Chidimma Adetshina's mother stole another woman's identity, but I don't know that. I live by principles and based on my principles, I don't know whether Chidimma Onwe Adetshina's mother stole another woman's identity.

There are some Nigerians who have embraced this story (many of them solely because of political issues in Nigeria), but I am not them.

The first thing I do when there is an allegation or accusation is to look at the evidence. So far, none has been provided.

After looking at the evidence, I listen to the argument of the accused (audi alteram partem). I have not heard the other side.

So, as far as I am concerned, I don't know whether Chidimma Onwe Adetshina's mother stole another woman's identity.

I wish I could show you the views of a particular South African (I wish I saved it). He was writing about the way he thinks and the unpopular opinion he has and he said that he does not know whether the South African Home Affairs Ministry screwed up the investigation of Chidimma Adetshina. They have not given him anything to hold on to and he won't be surprised if they did screw it up, but right now, he doesn't know either way.

naptu2:
I TOLD YOU, DIDN'T I?

I follow the news closely, so I know the origin of many of these issues. I have been following the news before it becomes major news.

Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina

I broke the news that there were calls for a model to be disqualified from the Miss South Africa contest because she has a Nigerian name.

Some people later said that the calls were justified because the girl committed immigration fraud. I said that the calls were not justified because they were based on racism and xenophobia.

You see, the calls were led by South Africa's culture minister Gayton McKenzie and certain activists and they made these calls before there was any indication of immigration fraud. In fact, I am still sceptical that any immigration fraud was actually committed. The calls came just because of her name and the people that made the calls began searching for anything to justify their calls.

I know when McKenzie made his first tweet. I saw it myself.

Gayton McKenzie and the K word

Remember that McKenzie is not a member of the ANC. He is a former criminal and his party was founded by former criminals. Their aim is to end criminality in South Africa and they mainly blame foreigners for rising crime in South Africa.

McKenzie is part black and part coloured. His party, the Patriotic Alliance, gets much of its support from coloureds. He became minister of arts, culture and sports because the ANC could not get an outright majority in the 2024 elections and so they had to form an alliance with the Patriotic Alliance.

If you are as old as I am and if you followed the news during the apartheid era, you would know of a K word that racist white South Africans used to refer to black people. It's kind of like the N word in America.

Old tweetsby Gayton McKenzie in which he referred to black people using the K word have recently surfaced. People are calling for him to resign. He said that black people have no ambition and he used the K word. He said that he will never apologise and he will not resign.

The old tweets have confirmed my suspicion.

It was McKenzie that wrote to the Home Affairs Minister that Chidimma Adetshina should be investigated. I still doubt that it was a proper investigation.

naptu2:
This is the word that Gayton McKenzie used to refer to black people. He has said that he won't apologise and he won't resign.

(Copy the link and paste it in your browser).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_(racial_term)

The English dictionary doesn’t have a word to adequately express my gratitude to the people of Knysna, this was a difficult week for me and you fought for me, you stood up for me because you know me. I will be coming to thank you personally in next two weeks. Thank you… pic.twitter.com/QkenDmNE6u

— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) August 21, 2025

Malagans:
I'm still wondering why next Monday isn't a public holiday.

Based on observation and since I was born, whenever Sallah, Christmas and Easter celebrations fall on a weekend, say, Friday just like today's Sallah, Monday would be declared public holiday. I thought it has always being a two-day affair?

Since today being Friday is Sallah, Saturdays and Sundays aren't usually working days, it is expected that Monday should also be a resting day.

This is just my opinion though.

Obidient Movement finance director resigns, cites poor coordination

March 19, 2026

A fresh crisis has hit the Obidient Movement, a political support group that rallied behind Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following the resignation of its Director of Finance, Dr Peter Agada.

Agada announced his resignation on Wednesday at a press conference in Abuja, where he also unveiled a new platform, The Movement Nigeria, signalling a potential shift in the post-2023 political coalition that powered Obi’s presidential bid.

He cited a lack of structure and coordination in the Obidient Movement as a reason for his resignation.

The Obidient Movement emerged as a youth-driven political force during the 2023 elections, drawing energy from the #EndSARS protests and widespread dissatisfaction with Nigeria’s political establishment.

However, concerns over its organisational depth and sustainability have lingered since the polls.
Explaining his decision to step down, Agada told journalists in Abuja that it wasn’t done out of grudges.

He said, “I resigned my position as the Director of Finance of the Obidient Movement about three days ago and sent a letter to the headquarters that I was no longer going to continue in that role based on all the points we’ve mentioned here.

“This meeting is being held here today because it is my facility. It is the product of my hard-earned labour, and if I am championing a new move, it has to be in my house. After all, they say charity begins at home.

“I’m sorry to say that the lack of structure (in Obidient Movement) does not fit with my personality and the way I have grown as an architect of repute for the last 30 years.

“They have not been informing me of meetings and activities for a while now. You can imagine a director of finance in an organisation not knowing where or what is happening.”

Despite his exit, Agada declined to state whether he would continue to support Obi or align with other political actors ahead of the 2027 elections, including President Bola Tinubu.

“In essence, we are not supporting one particular person. I said it in my speech earlier. The Movement Nigeria is not built on any personality. It is not for Asiwaju, Obi or Atiku,” he stated.

On his relationship with Obi, Agada clarified, saying it was business-like and not personal, as many supposed.

“I have no personal relationship with Mr Peter Obi. Obi has been here in this building at a point when the Big Tent had its retreat sometime in July last year. That was actually the second physical contact I had with him.

“But I had operated as his Director of Finance for the Obidient Movement for more than a year now, and I carried out my function as much as I could. And most of the time, supporting, personally speaking.

“So, aside from being his director of finance, I have no personal relationship with him,” he explained.

Addressing questions on funding, Agada dismissed suggestions of external sponsorship, insisting the new movement would rely on collective contributions.

He said, “Any movement that is being bankrolled by an individual can be completely shut down and destroyed by other individuals. This movement is currently being funded by some of us seated here today. The funding structure is a democratised one and not by any big man from somewhere.

“So, there is absolutely nobody who is funding Movement Nigeria. As a worker, are you happy with your takeover or welfare? If you are not, then you should be part of this movement because it is not funded by a single individual.”

Reacting, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr Yunusa Tanko, expressed disappointment over Agada’s exit but downplayed its implications, noting that efforts were underway to restructure the group.

He said, “The fact is that we are trying to revamp and restructure the movement. What we want to do is to have a collegiate affair instead of running this kind of directorate thing where somebody will say he is not part of this or that. So, the collegiate is what we have now.

“Again, it is an electioneering year. If political parties and governors can be bought by the moneybags, anything can happen. At least, we can now know who is real and who is not.
“We don’t want to join issues with Agada. As far as we are concerned, we are still together. I have not had any complaint about him leaving or being kicked out.”

Tanko, who was Obi’s former campaign director, also said he was unaware of any formal resignation letter.

“I have not received anything like that. As I said earlier, we are still together. But if he wants to run for the 2027 election, there is no problem. It is an election year, and it is expected that many people will move from one platform to another.
“The Obidient Movement is a sacrifice. Some of us have been doing a lot, but we chose to stay together till the end.”

The development underscores growing internal tensions within the Obidient Movement as political realignments ahead of 2027 begin to take shape, raising questions about the cohesion and future direction of one of Nigeria’s most prominent grassroots political coalitions.