Rapper BlocBoy JB wanted by authorities in midst of Fortnite dance lawsuit Shelby Count Sheriff’s Dept, Twitter \/ Epic GamesAmerican rapper James \u2018BlocBoy JB\u2019 Baker is suing Fortnite developers Epic Games for using his \u2018Shoot\u2019 dance in an emote \u2013 but recent felony charges could thwart his chances of success. The Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s office in Memphis, Tennessee, posted a tweet asking for help in locating BlocBoy JB, stating that the rapper is wanted for a series of charges. According to the post, Baker is wanted for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, and theft of property. Breaking: SCSO needs help in locating James Baker,22, better known as BlocBoy JB. Baker is wanted for poss of drugs & drug paraphernalia, a convicted felon in poss of a handgun, & for theft of prop. Anyone with tips regarding Baker\u2019s location is asked to contact law enforcement. pic.twitter.com\/aaTQ5mjHGB \u2014 ShelbyTNSheriff (@ShelbyTNSheriff) February 16, 2019 While no other information is yet available concerning the cause of these charges, BlocBoy uploaded a photo to Instagram tagging his location within the city during the weekend, which could hint at the date of the crimes in question. Read More: \u2018Frozen 2\u2019 trailer sparks Walt Disney rumors following Shane Dawson\u2019s \u2018Conspiracy Series\u2019 – These charges come in the midst of BlocBoy\u2019s lawsuit against Fortnite developers Epic Games, who he is suing for using his popular \u2018Shoot\u2019 dance in the game\u2019s \u2018Hype\u2019 emote. The rapper feels that Epic unfairly used his dance without credit, and finally moved forward with the suit after calling out the company in a tweet in September 2018. BlocBoy isn\u2019t the only personality taking legal action against Epic, either; Fresh Prince star Alfonso Ribeiro, rapper 2 Milly, and even \u2018Backpack Kid\u2019 are filing suits against the company for use of their dances, as well. EveryTime Somebody Does My Dance Dey Give Credit To @FortniteGame But Dey Ain\u2019t Create Nothing But Da Game So Basically Dey Takin Money And Credit For My Shit Dats Crazy \u2014 BlocBoy JB (@BlocBoy_JB) September 10, 2018 Despite the overwhelming action taken against them, Epic has shown no signs of backing down, claiming that, \u201cNo one can own a dance step,\u201d in response to 2 Milly\u2019s lawsuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rapper BlocBoy JB wanted by authorities in midst of Fortnite dance lawsuit Shelby Count Sheriff’s Dept, Twitter \/ Epic GamesAmerican rapper James \u2018BlocBoy JB\u2019 Baker is suing Fortnite developers Epic Games for using his \u2018Shoot\u2019 dance in an emote \u2013 but recent felony charges could thwart his chances of success. The Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s office […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}