Nike has filed a lawsuit against art collective company MSCHF, who collaborated with Lil Nas X on his “Satan Shoes,” which appear in Nas X's new video “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” According to a report from TMZ, Nike has accused the company of trademark infringement because the Nike Swoosh logo still appears on the reworked sneaker. The sneaker giant is suing for damages and wants a judge to stop all future sales of the shoe. It's worth noting that Lil Nas X isn't listed in the lawsuit.
Lil Nas X responded to the lawsuit by sharing a clip from an episode of Nickelodeon's Spongebob Squarepants on Twitter where the character Squidward is begging for spare change. He captioned the upload, “Me after the nike lawsuit.”
The sneaker featured in the video, which has also been listed for sale, is a black and red Nike Air Max 97 shoe that contains one drop of human blood in its sole, a pentagram pendant and “Luke 10:18” embroidered on the side of the shoe. The referenced Bible verse is about Satan’s fall from heaven.
The shoe is going for $1,018 and 666 pairs were made. All of the shoes reportedly sold in under one minute.