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Afroman 'will avoid jail after pleading guilty to punching female fan who appeared onstage during concert'

Published: 03:53 EST, 4 September 2015 | Updated: 06:07 EST, 4 September 2015

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He found himself at the centre of a controversy following an altercation on stage, earlier this year.

And now, according to a report by TMZ, Afroman has pleaded guilty to punching a female fan during the infamous live show in February.

The Grammy-nominated rapper, who was performing at Mardi Gras in Biloxi, Mississippi, made the formal plea to avoid a custodial sentence.

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Pleading guilty: Rapper Afroman has formally entered a guilty plea in order to avoid a custodial sentence, following the incident in February

As a result, the 41 year-old will be forced to undertake anger management classes as part of his probation.

If at any point he violates its conditions, which includes passing drug tests, he could serve up to six months in prison.

Afroman's publicist previously claimed the star was acting in self-defense, but Haley Byrd - the woman involved - suffered concussion and now plans to sue promoters of the show.

Taken into custody: Afroman was arrested on Tuesday and booked for assault after he was said to have punched a female fan who got on the stage during a performance in Biloxi, Mississippi

When the incident first happened, Afroman - real name Joseph Edgar Foreman - apologised for his actions, admitting he 'was wrong' to lash out.

The 40-year-old artist issued the apology in an exclusive interview with TMZ and said he actually thought it was a male heckler who bumped into him and not one of the two female fans who had been dancing on the stage.

Afroman, who was charged and subsequently released from custody after posting a $330 bond, said he was frustrated by the actions of the women fans and a man who kept yelling obscenities at him, and he is now he's trying to get some professional help to manage his anxiety.

Nasty incident: Afroman, shown in 2001 in Las Vegas is most famous for his hit song Because I Got High

In an exclusive video interview with TMZ, the rapper, whose real name is Joseph Edgar Foreman, blamed what happened on the fact he hadn't had a chance to have dinner and 'medicate' before the concert.

'It was an early show. It was Mardi Gras,' Afroman told TMZ. 'I had to walk about half a mile to get to the place. I had my frustrations to make a long story short,' he said.

Afroman told TMZ he was anxious as a result of a man yelling obscenities at him from an area at the side of the stage and frustrated by the female fans getting up onstage with him.

'These girls got on stage and I asked them to leave and I tried to keep rapping,' he said.

Probation: As a result of his plea, he will be forced to undertake anger management classes - and pass random drug tests

The Because I Got High singer was playing guitar when one woman approached him from behind and appeared to try and dance against him, according to an article by TMZ that included a video of the incident.

The rapper appeared to suddenly unleash a right-handed haymaker that knocked the woman off her feet.

Video posted by TMZ showed a handcuffed Afroman being taken away by police outside the Kress Live music venue.

Afroman, who lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was performing during a free Fat Tuesday concert sponsored by Kress Live and Play The Coast.

Shocking: The 40-year-old Because I Got High singer was playing guitar when the woman approached him from behind and appeared to try and dance against him, according to an article by TMZ

Harrowing: The woman fell hard after the blow and reportedly was bleeding and crying

The woman fell hard after the blow and reportedly was bleeding and crying. Witnesses told TMZ that Afroman kept performing until the house lights came on and the music stopped.

The woman was helped off the stage by security and police took Afroman away handcuffed and wearing a large white overcoat.

A representative for Afroman said the rapper didn't know if the fan was a man or a woman and just reacted to someone being on the stage.