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A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
A huge portion of the dance moves in "Fortnite" are either references or direct recreations of dance moves popularized elsewhere.
Thus far, only three of the game's dances have provoked legal action.
"Fortnite" is making hundreds of millions of dollars every month for its creator Epic Games - an impressive feat for a game that costs nothing to download and play.
And now, Epic is being sued due to one of the main ways it makes so much money.
Epic Games turns its enormously popular, free game into a cash machine through the sale of a seasonal "Battle Pass" and the sale of individual items. Perhaps you want a sweet new backpack for your in-game avatar? Just drop a few hundred V-Bucks - the virtual currency in "Fortnite" that's largely derived from people exchanging actual money for virtual dollars - and it's yours.
Or maybe you're more of a dancer, as millions of other "Fortnite" players appear to be. For the privilege of doing "The Fresh" - the dance commonly referred to as "The Carlton," popularized by Alfonso Ribeiro's character Carlton on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" - you've gotta drop 800 V-Bucks ($8).
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That's just part of why Ribeiro and two others are suing Epic Games. Here's a rundown of all the dances from "Fortnite" that pull from outside sources:
The chicken dance from "Arrested Development," called "Chicken" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
"The Band of the Bold" by Marlon Webb, called "Best Mates" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
The meme of John Travolta's confusion in "Pulp Fiction," called "Confused" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Russell "The Backpack Kid" Horning's dance, known as "The Floss" (or "Flossing") in both his rendition and in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Jim Carrey's dance in "Dumb & Dumber," called "Hootenanny" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
BlocBoy JB's dance from "Shoot," called "Hype" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Nusret "Salt Bae" Gökçe's signature salt drop, called "Pure Salt" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
"Gangnam Style" by Psy, called "Ride the Pony" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Michael Flatley's "Riverdance," called "Step it Up" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Snoop Dogg's dance from the "Drop It Like It's Hot" video, called "Tidy" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Gabby J David's YouTube dance, called "Electro Shuffle" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Carlton's (Alfonso Ribeiro's) famous dance from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," called "Fresh" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
The big dance number from "Napoleon Dynamite," called "Groove Jam" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
The dance from "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, called "Reanimated" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Turk (Donald Faison) in "Scrubs" dancing, called "Dance Moves" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) dancing in "Seinfeld," called "Jubilation" in "Fortnite"
A 'Fresh Prince' star is suing 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, claiming his dance moves were stolen. Decide for yourself with these comparisons of every dance in the game
Check out the full video comparing all these dances right here:
