Fortnite is getting sued over dance emotes again

In what's becoming a regular thing with Fortnite, developers Epic Games are getting sued once again over the dance emotes that appear in the game. Now the creators of the "Running Man" dance are opening up a lawsuit against Epic for allegedly copying the dance they made popular in 2016. Two former University of Maryland basketball players, Jaylen Brantley and Jared Nickens, say they are the creators of the dance behind the "Running Man Challenge," the internet meme that become a phenomenon in 2016 - and even got them invited on to The Ellen Degeneres Show for a performance. They allege that Fortnite's similarly-named "Running Man" dance emote copies their "distinctive and immediately recognizable" dance, and that Epic should not have used it without permission or compensation. This is, of course, not the first time Epic has received the threat of legal action over the dances used in Fortnite emotes. Earlier this month Rapper 2 Milly accused them of stealing his "Milly Rock" moves. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Alfonso Ribeiro with his "Carlton Dance", the Backpack Kid, and even the Orange Shirt Kid have all issued lawsuits against Epic.