Afroman Cleared in Case Alleging Defamatory Posts, Videos (1)

Musician Afroman was cleared by an Ohio jury Wednesday following a trial that involved seven deputies who accused him of defaming them through music videos and social media posts following a law enforcement raid on his home.

The jury deliberated for several hours before finding that Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, didn’t defame the deputies or violate similar laws. The deputies’ request for a combined $3.9 million award was rejected. The musician’s attorney argued at trial that this was a free-speech case and that reasonable people wouldn’t consider his output about the plaintiffs as fact.

“It is a ...