Afroman Sued by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies Who Raided His Home

Afroman is being dragged to courtroom by the identical Ohio sheriff’s deputies who searched his residence … as a result of the deputies are pissed the rapper’s utilizing footage from the raid to earn cash.

Several deputies and sergeants are suing Afroman, claiming he is utilizing movies and footage from the August raid at his Ohio residence in music movies, and promoting merchandise with their pictures.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the deputies declare Afroman was not residence on the time of the raid, however his spouse was within the residence and he or she whipped out a cellular phone and recorded the search. The officers additionally declare Afroman’s residence was stuffed with safety cameras, which additionally recorded deputies throughout the raid.

Their foremost gripe is that this … deputies did not give Afroman permission to make use of the footage in music movies, or to slap their faces on merch … and he is profiting off their pictures and likenesses.

In the go well with, the officers say Afroman’s music movies, social media posts and merchandise associated to the raid quantity to an invasion of privateness and misappropriation of their likenesses … they usually say it is inflicting them emotional misery, ridicule, humiliation, lack of fame and embarrassment.

For his half, Afroman says deputies raided his residence in the hunt for narcotics however got here up empty … and he claims deputies ended up seizing cash throughout the search, $400 of which hasn’t been returned.