Alfonso Ribeiro loses copyright bid over the Carlton dance

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air star is suing two videogame makers over the dance he popularised.

File photo of Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro (right) (Ian West/PA)

By Associated Press Reporter

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro has been denied a copyright for the Carlton dance, which he is suing two videogame makers over.

The denial from the US Copyright Office was revealed in a motion to dismiss Ribeiro’s lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive, the makers of NBA 2K16, which Ribeiro says illegally makes use of the dance.