In a development that should surprise absolutely no one at this point, another celebrity is contemplating suing Fortnite developer Epic Games for coopting their dance.
Rapper BlocBoy JB, inventor of the “shoot” dance, asked Twitter before jumping on the bandwagon that includes Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro for his “Carlton” dance and Backpack Kid for the “floss.”
Should I Sue Fortnite Or Nah🤔
— Biggest Crip (@BlocBoy_JB) December 20, 2018
The response? “SUE! SUE! SUE! SUE!”
https://twitter.com/rapgamerosetti/status/1075820829177470976
https://twitter.com/LilCbruh/status/1075839973499248644
Chasethemoneychasethemoney
— christian (@alternativetrap) December 20, 2018
The internationally popular battle royale game Fortnite lets players buy dances as emotes to celebrate in-game moments. While recreating popular dances may boost sales, Epic’s fallen into legal trouble as the celebrities who inspired the dances are starting to demand compensation. Many controversial emotes have since been pulled from the game.
H/T Complex