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0:00What's up? This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, bringing you the hottest stories right now. Rapper Afferman just won a big legal victory against seven deputies from the Adams County Sheriff's Department. A jury found him not liable on all 13 claims in their defamation lawsuit. The 51-year-old artist, famous for his song because I got high, faced the case after posting content about a police raid on his Ohio home. Back in 2022, deputies raided his place, picking down the door and holding his 10 and 12-year-old kids at gunpoint. They found no drugs or kidnapping victims, just some family items. A from and turned the incident into a satirical music video using his home surveillance footage. The deputies sued in 2023, claiming the video defamed them and caused emotional distress. They stopped $3,900,000 in damages. Afferman argued the raid was wrongful from the start and that his post was meant to raise funds for his property repairs. During testimony on March 18, he said none of this

1:02would have happened without the raid. He stressed that his response was protected speech. The office's lawyer called it intentional lies meant to harm, but the jury cited with the rapper, A for Man celebrated right outside the courtroom on Wednesday, cheering with fans about freedom of speech. He also shared his excitement on CBS mornings. The sheriff's office has not commented yet on the ruling. This episode is proudly sponsored by our partner, Some Chase Peace. I put my head in it, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.