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19 December 2018Copyright

‘Fresh Prince’ star sues video game makers over dance move

Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Carlton Banks in the NBC sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, is suing two video game companies for allegedly infringing his copyright and likeness.

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