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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

The Carlton Dance Fortnite
  • " Fortnite " maker Epic Games is being sued by several different people . They accuse Epic Games of lifting their dance moves for use in "Fortnite" without paying.
  • 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.

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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:

Netflix

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Marlon Webb/Facebook

Miramax

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YouTube

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New Line Cinema

Zae HD/YouTube

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@nusr_et/Instagram

Screenshot/YouTube

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YouTube/Michael Flatley

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YouTube/Interscope

Gabby J David/YouTube

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YouTube/Epic Games/ABC

Paramount/Fox Searchlight

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CBS

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YouTube

NBC

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SEE ALSO: 'Fresh Prince' actor Alfonso Ribeiro and Instagram's Backpack Kid are the latest artists to sue the creators of Fortnite for allegedly copying dance moves to make money

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