Lil Nas X is not a happy musician this week.
The ‘Old Town Road’ rapper has been the subject of a ton of controversy on social media after he set out to sell 665 pairs of his devil-themed sneakers that was priced at $1,018. They sold out in under a minute earlier this week.
Fans were able to enter a giveaway to win the final, 666th pair of shoes, but lawyers said the raffle is currently on hold. Why? Because Nike is waging an all-out war against him and successfully blocked the sale of Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes.”
On Wednesday, a U.S. District Court in New York approved Nike’s request for a temporary restraining order against MSCHF, the art collective that collaborated with the rapper to create a pair of sneakers containing “one drop” of human blood.
“Nike filed a trademark infringement and dilution complaint against MSCHF today related to the Satan Shoes,” Nike told CBS News in a statement Thursday. “We don’t have any further details to share on pending legal matters. However, we can tell you we do not have a relationship with Lil Nas X or MSCHF. The Satan Shoes were produced without Nike’s approval or authorization, and Nike is in no way connected with this project.”
Nike said some customers are now boycotting the brand online for its apparent association with Satan.
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Lil Nas X took to Twitter and lashed out against everybody who is responsible for having his shoes canceled.
