Deputies sue former MS resident Afroman claiming invasion of privacy. Here is why

Joseph Foreman aka “Afroman” may not "care about nothing" as the lyrics to his seminal hit “Because I Got High” go.

The former Mississippi resident apparently did care, however, when Adams County, Ohio, sheriff’s deputies raided his home in August last year. He apparently cared so much about that raid that he wrote a song about it "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and posted it to TikTok earlier this year complete with a video using security footage of the raid.

“Will you help me repair my gate?” the song says in the video posted to TikTok earlier this year. Footage shows Adams County, Ohio, deputies removing a gate. “Will you help me repair my door?”

The song progresses as the video shows more scenes of deputies rummaging through coat pockets in a closet, CDs stacked near a stereo.

“Did you find what you was looking for?” Afroman sings.

The deputies who raided the former Hattiesburg resident, comedian, hip-hop star and now U.S. Presidential Candidate’s house, did not think the video using scenes of their raid was funny and seven of them have sued Afroman claiming, among other things that he invaded their privacy, according to a Fox 19 WXIX television news post on Wednesday.

As a result, Afroman was trending on Twitter and other social media Thursday morning with his song and video making the rounds.

“Afroman has another hit” one person Tweeted.

“Four deputies, two sergeants and a detective are claiming Foreman (a.k.a. “Afroman”) took footage of their faces obtained during the raid and used it in music videos and social media posts without their consent, a misdemeanor violation under Ohio Revised Code,” the Fox 19 story states.

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“They’re also suing on civil grounds, saying Foreman’s use of their faces (i.e. personas) in the videos and social media posts resulted in their ‘emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation.’

“The plaintiffs say they’re entitled to all of Foreman’s profits from his use of their personas. That includes, according to the complaint, proceeds from the songs, music videos and live event tickets as well as the promotion of Foreman’s ‘Afroman’ brand, under which he sells beer, marijuana, t-shirts and other merchandise.”

This is not the first time Afroman has run into trouble.

In 2015, video captured Afroman punching a female fan after she jumped on stage dancing during a performance he was playing in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

He faced assault charges. He later apologized publicly for the incident he said was an accident and a mistake.

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Former MS resident Afroman sued by Ohio deputies