The actor insists his dance moves are intellectual property that has been used without permission.
“Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actor Alfonso Ribeiro has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games, the creator of “Fortnite,” one of the most popular multiplayer video games in the world, for using his famously awkward dance moves as an animation in the game. The dance was introduced in a 1991 episode of the TV series.
Commenting on the lawsuit, Ribeiro himself said he is in the process of copyrighting the dance, ABC reports.
According to the law firm, Epic Games made huge profits from selling additional content for its basically free-to-play game, which the firm calls “the most popular game in the world.
