Overview
- Henson’s federal complaint, filed March 27, 2026 in the Northern District of Georgia, accuses Sony Music Holdings of licensing his 'Bye Bye Bye' choreography for Deadpool & Wolverine and Fortnite without consent.
- He says he never signed a work-for-hire agreement and kept the copyright in the routine, which he created in 1999.
- The suit names only Sony and asks the court to declare him the exclusive owner and to recover profits tied to the contested licenses.
- Fortnite players are watching because the Bye Bye Bye emote debuted September 24 and was last seen September 29, 2024, and it has not returned to the Item Shop.
- Henson alleges the dance has been rebranded as a 'Deadpool Dance' that erases his credit, and the dispute follows a 2023 appeals ruling that signaled tougher scrutiny of choreography claims.