‘Fresh Prince’ Star Fortnite Dance Lawsuit for Appropriating Carlton Dance
Alfonso Ribeiro
“It is widely recognized that Mr. Ribeiro’s likeness and intellectual property have been misappropriated by Epic Games in the most popular video game currently in the world, Fortnite,” explained David Hecht, Ribeiro’s attorney.
December 17, 2018 - Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Carlton Banks on the popular ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has sued Epic Games for using a dance he created for the TV show. Ribeiro’s dance lawsuit follows in the wake of rapper 2 Milly’s lawsuit aimed at the Fortnite developer. A good portion of the dance emotes in the game are nearly identical to a number of famous dances.
TMZ reports that Ribeiro filed a suit against Epic Games for ripping off the dance his character performed on Fresh Prince. The dance, which was also in Uncharted 4, has become known as “The Carlton” and gained popularity when Ribeiro’s Carlton Banks character performed it to Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual.” A nearly identical dance appeared in Fortnite where it is an emote known as “Fresh.” read the full story