--- description: The rapper, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, said that he would be seeking anger management rehab. title: Afroman Sorry For Punching Woman Onstage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f28cfd6e3267019/69877fecf887dc81c7e8a2e1/afroman-assault-arrested.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Afroman Apologizes for Punching a Woman Onstage During a Performance by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 2:55 AM CUT  Afroman at the 44th Grammy Awards, Feb. 27, 2002. Afroman at the 44th Grammy Awards, Feb. 27, 2002.Gregg DeGuire—WireImage/Getty Images by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 19, 2015 2:55 AM CUT Afroman has apologized for [assaulting](http://www.tmz.com/2015/02/18/afroman-punching-female-fan-video-blames-heckler-tmz-live//?adid=TMZ%5FSearch%5FResults "undefined") a female fan onstage during a show in Biloxi, Miss., on Tuesday. The rapper, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, told TMZ in a Skype interview that he would be seeking anger-management rehab. The “Because I Got High” singer was performing when two women got onstage and started dancing next to him. Video shows the 40-year-old rapper hitting and knocking one woman to the floor. Police stopped the show and arrested Afroman, who later paid a $330 bond. He told TMZ that he didn’t realize the girl was still onstage, mistaking her for a male heckler who had been berating him throughout the performance. “I thought the girls had already left the stage, and after hearing this guy for a few songs, I thought it was him,” he said. He also said he was anxious during the show as he hadn’t medicated and “had to walk half a mile to get to the place.” \[[_TMZ_](http://www.tmz.com/2015/02/18/afroman-punching-female-fan-video-blames-heckler-tmz-live//?adid=TMZ%5FSearch%5FResults "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3714508/afroman-apologizes-hitting-woman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3714508/afroman-apologizes-hitting-woman/"},"headline":"Afroman Apologizes for Punching a Woman Onstage During a Performance","datePublished":"2015-02-19T02:55:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:32:10.235Z","description":"He claims to have mistaken her for a male heckler","url":"https://time.com/3714508/afroman-apologizes-hitting-woman/","keywords":["Crime","Music","arrested","assault","Apology","Fans","performance"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f28cfd6e3267019/69877fecf887dc81c7e8a2e1/afroman-assault-arrested.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f28cfd6e3267019/69877fecf887dc81c7e8a2e1/afroman-assault-arrested.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"44th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals","caption":"44th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Gregg DeGuire—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3714508/afroman-apologizes-hitting-woman/","name":"Afroman Apologizes for Punching a Woman Onstage During a Performance"}}]}] ```