Afroman has offered forgiveness to at least one of the Ohio deputies who unsuccessfully sued him, though fans can still expect to hear the tracks he penned about the experience at future shows.
In an interview with TMZ following his legal victory over the deputies, whose lawsuit against the “Because I Got High” hitmaker was preceded by several mockery-focused songs and accompanying music videos comprised of surveillance footage, Afroman recalled a conversation he had with an unnamed deputy after proceedings came to a close earlier this week.
But before we get into that, a reminder: Afroman faced legal action from the deputies, who argued defamation, among other claims, in connection with the Grammy-nominated artist’s public reaction to their 2022 raid on his home.
Afroman, seen wearing an American flag-emblazoned suit in court (and again in the TMZ interview cited in this very report), prevailed. Notably, he was never charged despite the raid, which he previously said resulted in damage to his property and the loss of hundreds of dollars in cash.
“One of the officers, he came up and apologized to me yesterday and he was telling me how he’s a Christian and this, that, and the other,” Afroman told TMZ on Thursday (March 19). “I told him that everything was alright, I love him and everything, but I told him: when he kicked down my door and when he told me he wasn’t gonna help me put it back up, I said ‘You wasn’t a Christian right there.’ And I told him, ‘When you flipped off my cameras, you wasn’t a Christian right there.’”
As such, while Afroman says he has no “hate” for the individual and does in fact “forgive” him, the songs will live on.
“I’m still gonna sing that song,” he said. “If I see him in Walmart, I’m not gonna stare him down mean. I don’t wanna fight him. I ain’t even mad at him. But I’m gonna sing that song.”
Though Afroman didn’t specific which deputy he spoke with post-court, two deputies made headlines in connection with the saga. One, as seen here, spoke in court about a track in which Afroman jokingly claimed to have slept with his wife. Another, meanwhile, cried on the stand as a diss aimed at her was discussed.
His run of deputies-mocking music, Afroman added on Thursday, was his way of attempting to raise the funds to pay for the damages he endured from the raid. He also reiterated his argument that the entire situation was the fault of the deputies, who had “no business” coming to his home in the first place, and emphasized the First Amendment aspect of his defense.
In case you missed it, take a closer look back at the Afroman legal saga here, tears and pound cake included.
