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He already has a lawsuit against Epic that he filed in early December for the same reason, in this case over the emote \u201cSwipe It.\u201d His lawyer said at that time that \u201cThis isn\u2019t the first time that Epic Games has brazenly misappropriated the likeness of African-American talent.\u201d Instagram personality Backpack Kid is also suing both Take-Two and Epic. In Fortnite, his dance was added to the game as the emote \u201cThe Floss.\u201d Alfonso Ribeiro, 2 Milly, and Backpack Kid are all being represented by the same law firm, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP. Other artists who didn\u2019t sue Epic already spoke publicly about the company\u2019s habit of adding dances of other creators to Fortnite. Chance the Rapper said in July that Epic was taking advantage of these creators. \u201cImagine the money people are spending on these emotes being shared with the artists that made them,\u201d he wrote. 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Actor Alfonso Ribeiro is filing a lawsuit against Fortnite<\/em> developer Epic Games over the dance emote \u201cFresh,\u201d the law firm representing him told Variety<\/a> today. He\u2019s also suing NBA 2K18 <\/em>developer Take-Two Interactive for also using his dance in the game. Alfonso Ribeiro made his dance famous on the television show \u201cThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”<\/p>

Rapper 2 Milly is also suing Take-Two Interactive for the use of his \u201cMilly Rock\u201d dance without his authorization. He already has a lawsuit against Epic<\/a> that he filed in early December for the same reason, in this case over the emote \u201cSwipe It.\u201d His lawyer said at that time that \u201cThis isn\u2019t the first time that Epic Games has brazenly misappropriated the likeness of African-American talent.\u201d
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Instagram personality Backpack Kid is also suing both Take-Two and Epic. In Fortnite<\/em>, his dance was added to the game as the emote \u201cThe Floss.\u201d
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Alfonso Ribeiro, 2 Milly, and Backpack Kid are all being represented by the same law firm, Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP. <\/p>

Other artists who didn\u2019t sue Epic already spoke publicly about the company\u2019s habit of adding dances of other creators to Fortnite. <\/em>Chance the Rapper said in July that Epic was taking advantage of these creators. \u201cImagine the money people are spending on these emotes being shared with the artists that made them,\u201d he wrote<\/a>.
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The alleged main issues for all these creators is that they were never asked for permission to have their dances added to the game and that they were never paid a percentage of their emotes\u2019 sales.<\/p>

Epic Games told Dot Esports it doesn\u2019t comment on ongoing litigation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"