In the music video, the rapper is seen sliding down a stripper pole from heaven to hell, wearing a pair of the trainers. Nike is asking the court to stop MSCHF from selling the shoes and prevent them from using its famous Swoosh design mark. "MSCHF and its unauthorised Satan Shoes are likely to cause confusion and dilution and create an erroneous association between MSCHF's products and Nike," the sports shoe giant says in the lawsuit. "In fact, there is already evidence of significant confusion and dilution occurring in the marketplace, including calls to boycott Nike in response to the launch of MSCHF's Satan Shoes, based on the mistaken belief that Nike has authorised or approved this product." Some Conservatives, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, and some religious followers, took offence at the controversial design of the shoes and criticised Lil Nas X and MSCHF on Twitter

Source: The Star March 30, 2021 05:37 UTC