'Fresh Prince' Star Alfonso Ribeiro, Backpack Kid Sue Fortnite For Dances

Fortnite is in for some big trouble as Backpack Kid and Alfonso Ribeiro are suing the gaming developers for allegedly ripping off their signature dance moves.

As per TMZ, Backpack Kid and Ribeiro have filed lawsuits against Epic Games, the developers of the multi-player game, claiming that they have stolen both of their signature dances: "The Floss" and "The Carlton." While Backpack Kid is still in the process of copywriting the dance, he has argued that Fortnite has still ripped him off. He's suing for unspecified damages and wants a judge to stop them from stealing his moves. Meanwhile, when it comes to the former Fresh Prince star, Alfonso also claimed that Fortnite released a new playable dance for their characters called "The Fresh Emote" on January 2, 2018, and the moves are pretty similar to his own dance. Ribeiro is also in the process of copyrighting "The Carlton."

"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," Alfonso's attorney, David Hecht of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, told TMZ. "Epic has earned record profits off of downloadable content in the game, including emotes like 'Fresh.' Yet Epic has failed to compensate or even ask permission from Mr. Ribeiro for the use of his likeness and iconic intellectual property."

You can also toss 2 Milly into the mix, who is also in the process of copyrighting his dance, and filed a lawsuit almost identical to Ribeiro's against 2K Games for putting his dance in "NBA 2K." He has claimed that his "Milly Rock" dance should be up for debate.

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