Carlton’s quirky Fresh Prince dance moves are making headlines.
Alfonso Ribeiro who starred in the NBC sitcom as Carlton Banks is accusing Fortnite of stealing his signature “Carlton” dance.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Ribeiro is suing Epic Games for allegedly using his “Carlton” dance without permission in Fortnite.
Fortnite, a free, online third-person game has different emotes includes dances. This particular emote described as “expressing yourself on the battlefield,” features a player dancing a very similar dance to Ribeiro’s. Not only that, the emote is called “Fresh.”
“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,” Ribeiro’s lawyer David L. Hecht tells PEOPLE in a statement.
“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,” he continued.
“Therefore, Mr. Ribeiro is seeking his fair and reasonable share of profits Epic has earned by use of his iconic intellectual property in Fortnite and as a result is requesting through the courts that Epic cease all use of Mr. Ribeiro’s signature dance,” the statement concluded.
And if you need a reminder of the epic “Carlton” dance, check it out below:
