Rapper and podcaster Joe Budden was charged with lewdness after being caught naked on Ring Camera footage outside his neighbor’s apartment in Edgewater, New Jersey. Budden, who has previously spoken about his tendency to sleepwalk, is upset about the charge.
The Edgewater Police Department released a statement on December 30 about the incident after news of the charge broke online … explaining officers were called to an apartment complex in the area at approximately 7:21 AM.
EPD says the caller was alerted by their Ring Camera that someone was outside their home … and, when they looked at the footage, they claim Budden was standing outside — naked as the day he was born.
The caller claims video shows Budden attempting to enter a code into the resident’s door keypad several times before heading back to his apartment in the same building. The court complaint says the resident and two juvenile daughters observed the offense live on their phone.
In a statement, Joe’s attorney, Nima Ameri, Esq, of Ameri Law Firm, said, “Mr. Budden is saddened by Police Chief Martin’s press release. Mr. Budden has been waiting weeks for his cross complaints to be processed which include substantially more serious charges include possible felony charges against the persons behind these charges against him. The Chief has in our opinion sat on those but instead used his time to gain some free publicity for himself. Chief Martin should seek publicity by doing notable policing not inflaming disorderly person allegations.”
