Afroman Arrested After Hitting a Female Fan in the Face Onstage in Mississippi—See His Mug Shot!

Natalie Finn, eonline
12 hours ago

Afroman, Mug Shot

It's because he couldn't see what was going on!

At least that's what Afroman 's rep insists after the "Because I Got High" rapper was arrested for assault Tuesday after clocking a woman in the face when she popped up onstage during his performance at Kress Live in Biloxi, Miss.

The incident was caught on video obtained by TMZ , but his rep told the site that security was lacking at the venue and Afroman couldn't tell what the fan's intention was, let alone that it was a woman.

The woman in question was escorted off the stage by security and proceeded to file a report.

Meanwhile, E! News confirms that Biloxi Police took Afroman (real name Joseph Edgar Foreman) into custody outside Kress Live after responding to a call about an assault. The rapper was booked and released on a $330 bond.

—Reporting by Holly Passalaqua

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Did anyone see the video? I saw it on the news, that punch was pretty brutal.

waiting for the gif that was a mean sucker punch

I wonder why he felt the need 2 do that?

That was totally uncalled for. What a dick.

I can think of nothing quite so pleasing as a boot well-planted up his fat ass.

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punching one of his own fans....that's really classy

so he scored a second hit, finally:

Dancelot said:

so he scored a second hit, finally:

:drumroll: Da-Dum!

He was paranoid from the weed!

Sort of chuckled at the mention of this guy when this story first broke, but after seeing the actual video....this is NOT funny.

That was WAY outta bounds. Hope he pays for this.

JamFanHot said:

Sort of chuckled at the mention of this guy when this story first broke, but after seeing the actual video....this is NOT funny.

That was WAY outta bounds. Hope he pays for this.

There is a video? That is not funny.

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According to the latest report, his tour has been cancelled indefinitely due to venues pulling out. He's been hit where it hurts the most -- in his wallet.

Identity said:

According to the latest report, his tour has been cancelled indefinitely due to venues pulling out. He's been hit where it hurts the most -- in his wallet.

Good.

Another thing that amazed me was that the lady's BF (apparently) jumps onstage after the punch......just looks at him.

I would have beaten him to death on the spot, had that been my GF.

JamFanHot said:

Another thing that amazed me was that the lady's BF (apparently) jumps onstage after the punch......just looks at him.

I would have beaten him to death on the spot, had that been my GF.

No, he obviously should not have done that.

He would have gotten arrested himself as well. He needed to check out if his gf had not gotten injured, so it's good to see he had his priorities in order. The security in the place would have pinned him down in seconds had he even touched the performer. What he did by standing up and staring "Afroman" like he did and then went to his gf was the right thing to do.

novabrkr said:

JamFanHot said:

Another thing that amazed me was that the lady's BF (apparently) jumps onstage after the punch......just looks at him.

I would have beaten him to death on the spot, had that been my GF.

No, he obviously should not have done that.

He would have gotten arrested himself as well. He needed to check out if his gf had not gotten injured, so it's good to see he had his priorities in order. The security in the place would have pinned him down in seconds had he even touched the performer. What he did by standing up and staring "Afroman" like he did and then went to his gf was the right thing to do.

Oh quite right, Nova. I concur.

And I absolutely would have killed him anyway

JamFanHot said:

novabrkr said:

No, he obviously should not have done that.

He would have gotten arrested himself as well. He needed to check out if his gf had not gotten injured, so it's good to see he had his priorities in order. The security in the place would have pinned him down in seconds had he even touched the performer. What he did by standing up and staring "Afroman" like he did and then went to his gf was the right thing to do.

Oh quite right, Nova. I concur.

And I absolutely would have killed him anyway

Sure, I can understand that for many guys the first reaction would be to attack the person that's hit their girlfriend / wife / family member. Maybe he could have gotten away with just pushing "Afroman" around or something like that, but even that's a bad idea as it can easily get to the point when you're throwing punches. It's always a bad idea to get into fights when there's a large crowd witnessing what's happening, even if you feel what you're doing is justified. You can never really estimate how out of control you are yourself going to get in the process. You can't tell the court it would have been the right thing to do during the middle-ages, as modern laws are different.

The security really should have stopped the show though. Did that happen?

novabrkr said:

Sure, I can understand that for many guys the first reaction would be to attack the person that's hit their girlfriend / wife / family member. Maybe he could have gotten away with just pushing "Afroman" around or something like that, but even that's a bad idea as it can easily get to the point when you're throwing punches. It's always a bad idea to get into fights when there's a large crowd witnessing what's happening, even if you feel what you're doing is justified. You can never really estimate how out of control you are yourself going to get in the process. You can't tell the court it would have been the right thing to do during the middle-ages, as modern laws are different.

The security really should have stopped the show though. Did that happen?

Sounds like it, yeah:

Local radio personality John Govia told NBC News the crowd was dumbfounded after the incident. Some people in the audience began to boo, and the owner of the Kress Live venue quickly canceled the performance.

Police were called to the scene and arrested the entertainer, whose real name is Joseph Edgar Foreman. He was booked on an assault charge and released on a $330 bond, according to reports.

A rep for the Grammy Award-nominated rapper told Billboard magazine that Afroman was caught off guard by the woman and reacted with a punch.

"This was a completely involuntary reflex reaction to people infringing on his stage space," the rep said in a prepared statement. "It was uncharacteristic behavior that was initiated by outside uncontrolled forces."

In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, Afroman gave a curt reaction:

Afroman:

JamFanHot said:

JamFanHot said:

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He had a "Ike Moment".....................TURNER, that is!!!!

Afroman Issues an Apology (Bet he's missing that income from touring)

Feb 014

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Afroman issued an apology and said he will enter anger management in his first public comments since the rapper was arrested for simple assault of a female fan during a show in Biloxi.

Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, told TMZ during a Skype interview that he must get his anxiety under control. "There was three wrongs in the situation," he said. "All I want to do is right my wrong."

He told the outlet that he did not realize it was a woman with him on stage. He was being heckled by a man the throughout the show. "I thought the girls had already left the stage and after hearing this guy for a few songs, I thought it was him," he told TMZ.


He did admit it was wrong regardless of who was on stage.

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I love Afroman, he's a great niche comedy rapper. Very talented, writes his own, arranges and plays his own. He can tell the hell out of a story in rhyme.