Epic sued by Alfonso Ribeiro, - Ultimate Guide

Alfonso Ribeiro is known as Carlton Banks and his steps became famous during the presentation of the series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Ribeiro filed a lawsuit against Epic Games for the use of his signature Carlton, The demand made by Ribeiro states that he was the creator and made during the filming of the series for the first time "The Dance", that presentation was made during the filming from the episode of "Will's Christmas Show" by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and which is an unrecognizable hallmark giving Ribeiro a celebrity identity and resemblance to his character and Ribeiro's charisma, which makes reference to his dance performance in Dancing With the Stars (which he won, incidentally, along with his partner Witney Carson), during a celebrity golf tournament with Stephen Curry and Justin Timberlake, and along with Will and Jaden Smith during an appearance in 2013 at the Graham Norton show.


We can say that Ribeiro's movements are unique and represent the identity of Ribeiro . "Epic uses The Dance, and other dances to create a negative impression where they make believe that Epic began these dances and hinting that the artist who created the steps and is in agreement that they be used in the game," he says. the demand "In fact, Epic induces others and / or contributes to their performance and false attribution of The Dance." Fortnite Players has published thousands of videos of themselves performing the 'Fresh' emote with the hashtag, #fortnitedance, without reference to The Dance or to accredit Ribeiro as the creator and owner of the dance ".



There are a series of movements that are also used by Epic such as Milly Rock, dance movements by Donald Faison of Scrubs and Carlton, which appears as the emote "Fresh" at Fortnite. "Epic has made a fortune illegally and unfairly misappropriating the creative expression, similarity and endorsement of Ribeiro and other artists without crediting or compensating these artists."




There is an order placed by the lawsuit where it gives a restriction to prevent Epic from selling or otherwise using the "Fresh" emote in Fortnite, this has caused damages, legal fees and "any other and more relief that the Court deems appropriate". As with the 2 Milly case, a representative of Epic said that the company does not comment on the litigation in progress.