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"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLast fall, at Carnegie Mellon&amp;apos;s freshman orientation, Joe Reilly and  his friend Sean Hoffman invented a dance called The Creep &amp;#x2013; and earlier  this month, they posted two YouTube videos with instructions on how to  do it (watch below). So they were startled by the most recent episode of Saturday  Night Live,  which featured a digital short based around an identically  named dance  with similar moves, and the resemblance has sparked a mini-controversy online.\r\nBut in a statement to Rolling Stone, Lonely Island &amp;#x2014; the Andy  Samberg-led trio who create many of SNL&amp;apos;s digital shorts &amp;#x2014; say that any  resemblance has to be coincidental, noting they recorded their song  before Reilly and his friends posted their first Creep video. &amp;quot;We wrote  and recorded the song over the summer,&amp;quot; Lonely Island says, &amp;quot;and [Nicki]  Minaj  recorded her part in November 2010, well before that video was made.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;#xA0;Still, there are some striking similarities. In both videos a  character wears a T-rex mask while dancing, and both  advise people to  smile as they do the Creep. The dance movements are  also practically  identical, though Lonely Island&amp;apos;s far more elaborate video contains an  original song, a guest rap by Minaj and an introduction by John Waters.\r\n&amp;quot;Truthfully, we were initially a little  angry at first,&amp;quot; says Reilly.  &amp;quot;But we calmed down after we thought about  it. Our views have even shot  up to 7,000. The only thing we&amp;apos;re hoping  for is some sort of  acknowledgment from them.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nIn their statement, Lonely Island did acknowledge the students&amp;apos;  talents: &amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s crazy that they have a T-rex head as well! I guess great minds really do think alike. And by great minds  we mean ours and theirs. We enjoyed their dancing and hope they continue  their creeping ways.&amp;quot;\r\nWhen reached again, Reilly was stunned that  Lonely Island responded to their concerns. &amp;quot;That&amp;apos;s incredible!&amp;quot; he  says. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m pleased we have an answer, but it&amp;apos;s kind of hard to believe.  Even if I said I didn&amp;apos;t believe them it wouldn&amp;apos;t change much of  anything.&amp;quot; Does he think they&amp;apos;re lying? &amp;quot;Hold on a second...&amp;quot; (Reilly asks  a friend in the room if he believes the story) &amp;quot;Yeah, we believe them.  This whole thing was actually just a crazy coincidence, just crazy and  shocking. It&amp;apos;s nice to hear back from them. In the end, it&amp;apos;s pretty  advantageous for us.&amp;quot;\r\nSNL Digital Short: The Creep [Hulu]What Is The Creep? [YouTube]How to Creep [YouTube]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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