Police Officers Sued Rapper, Won $1 Million Each
6:00AM ET February 22nd, 2012
Contributor : Stephen Willis
A Rocky Williform Company

Rapper Game received some bad news this week, as a North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of five police officers who claimed their appearances in the rapper's "Stop Snitching/Stop Lying" DVD was defamation of character. The court awarding each $1 million.

Game was arrested by the officers just before he took the stage at a show in North Carolina. The rapper was filming footage for the documentary DVD as he was arrested at a mall, following Game and his entourage being asked to leave the premises.

The officers filed the $5 million defamation suit back in 2006 and alleged that they were libeled, slandered and that their images were misappropriated by Game and his affiliates. The officers' additional $10 million punitive damages suit was rejected by the court.

“The trial court’s findings of fact were based upon competent evidence and supported its conclusions of law, which in turn supported its award of compensatory damages against Taylor,” the appeals court said. “However, the trial court’s finding regarding the aggravating factor which supported the award of punitive damages against Taylor failed to indicate that the aggravating factor was established by clear and convincing evidence.”