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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Police sue rapper Afroman for using footage of home raid in his music videos

Afroman attends the 2019 Daytime Beauty Awards at The Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles, California.
Afroman attends the 2019 Daytime Beauty Awards at The Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

Police officers who conducted a botched armed raid of rapper Afroman’s home last year have filed a lawsuit against him for invasion of privacy and emotional distress after he used footage of it in his music videos.

Earlier this month, police officers Shawn D Cooley, Justin Cooley, Michael D Estep, Shawn D Grooms, Brian Newland, Lisa Phillips and Randolph L Walters, Jr, filed the lawsuit in Adams county, Ohio, against Afroman, alleging that the rapper and others including his record label used the officers’ likenesses for commercial purposes.

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