The Nike Inc. and Lil Nas X “Satan Shoes” saga has come to an unceremonious end.
According to The Wall Street Journal, MSCHF Product Studio Inc. — the entity responsible for creating the customized Air Max ’97s — resolved its lawsuit with Nike on Thursday (April 8) after the sneaker giant sued the company for the unauthorized collaboration.
Nike explained in a statement, “MSCHF has agreed to initiate a voluntary recall to buy back any Satan Shoes and Jesus Shoes for their original retail prices, to remove them from circulation.”
MSCHF’s attorney David Bernstein explained, “We’re thrilled with the way this case has been resolved. MSCHF from the start distributed these shoes to make a statement and thanks to the lawsuit and all of the publicity that came from it that statement reached far more corners than we expected.”
He added, “These shoes were never about making money. MSCHF made these shoes to make a point about how crazy collaboration culture has become.”
Lil Nas X dropped the “Satan Shoes” last week in conjunction with his controversial video for “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” The uproar over its satanic imagery and demonic lap dance had Christian conservatives clutching their pearls in collective disgust.
Lil Nas X Devilishly Responds To 'Satan Shoes' Controversy On Twitter
But all of the publicity worked and catapulted the single to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lil Nas X, who wasn’t named in the lawsuit, brushed off the criticism with a series of Twitter posts and devilishly “apologized” for the human blood-tinged sneakers.
Well that quadrupled the price of the shoes. Online Scalpers are loving this. One more thing to for them to profit off of…hey hopefully it’ll distract them so maybe we can finally get some PS5 for once here.
All that devil shit is lame anyways. Most of them aren’t even devil worshipers they’re just saying shit for shock value trying to offend Christians. People think they’re being rebellious not realizing atheism is the new fad for the fake woke. You’re still a follower SMH…
“These shoes were never about making money. MSCHF made these shoes to make a point about how crazy collaboration culture has become.”
Yeah, okay sure. You literally said that you were happy about the publicity. It doesnt make any sense that you would collab with Lil Nas X, to bash this so-called “collab culture.”
So everything that exists is it’s own “culture” now? Is there a “taking a painful shit at 3 in the morning culture” too?
If I cant see it with my own two eyes then I dont believe it exists. I snub both sides equally. Gotta give Nas X credit for playing everyone and laughing all the way to the bank.
You mean Bernstein* nas x was just the puppet
Well some people say that there’s several different levels to devil worshippin’ horse’s heads human sacrifices, cannibalism, candles and exorcism animals havin’ sex with ’em, camels mammals and rabbits etc … I personally think this generation of kids will spitefully indulge in these practices simply because a rapper thinks it’s cool …
So check the statement / “MSCHF from the start distributed these shoes to make a statement. These shoes were never about making money. MSCHF made these shoes to make a point about how crazy collaboration culture has become.” / Fuck me sideways! look at this Cohen, oh shit it’s a Bernstein this time, claiming art and not profit was their primary objective when they got caught with their pants down and both hands in the cookie jar … SMFH AND GTFOH …
Fiyah fi bun