Lil Nas X 'Satan Shoe' Triggers Lawsuit from Nike

NEW YORK - It's been quite a few days for sneakers, Satan and the artist Lil Nas X. 

It started with a recently released music video that sees the 21-year-old of "Old Town Road" fame give the devil a lap dance, which resulted in the Grammy winner exchanging words with the governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota who took issue with the seductive clip and began tweeting Bible verses at him.  Then, the announcement that the rapper would collaborate with a Brooklyn company to make 666 pairs of "Satan Shoes" — black Nike Air Max 97s customized to feature a bronze pentagram, a Bible verse referring to Satan's fall and a drop of human blood mixed with red ink in the midsole — resulted Monday as many great American tales do: with a lawsuit.  Nike is suing MSCHF Product Studio, the eccentric company that collaborated with Lil Nas X to create the shoe, for trademark infringement and dilution, saying in a statement to AFP that "the Satan Shoes were produced without Nike's approval or authorization, and Nike is in no way connected with this project."