{"id":988312,"date":"2021-06-28T11:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=988312"},"modified":"2021-06-28T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T17:27:01","slug":"kanye-west-sues-walmart-over-yeezy-foam-runner-knock-offs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/kanye-west-sues-walmart-over-yeezy-foam-runner-knock-offs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Sues Walmart Over Yeezy Foam Runner Knock-Offs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?s=kanye+west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kanye West<\/a> is suing Walmart over selling knock off versions of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?s=yeezy+foam+runner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas Yeezy Foam Runners<\/a>. The alleged knock-offs are selling for $25 on Walmart.com, two-thirds less than the <a href=\"\/adidas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adidas<\/a> Yeezy Foam Runner MSRP of $75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to legal documents obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/06\/24\/kanye-west-yeezy-sue-walmart-foam-runner-shoe-ripoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Kanye and Yeezy claim that Walmart manufactured and sold an &#8220;unauthorized exact copy&#8221; of the Foam Runner and left customers confused about if they&#8217;re purchasing the real versions of knock-offs. They also claim that they sent a legal warning to Walmart to take the shoes off of Walmart.com, but haven&#8217;t yet, which Kanye and Yeezy claim to be costing hundreds of millions in sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Walmart representative told TMZ in response that &#8220;The product referenced in the complaint is not sold by Walmart, but rather by third-party Marketplace sellers. We take allegations like this seriously and are reviewing the claim. We will respond in court as appropriate after we have been served with the complaint.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walmart has removed all listings of the knock-off adidas Yeezy Foam Runners on Walmart.com as of Monday. This doesn&#8217;t mean Walmart is in the clear yet, with the status of the lawsuit is still unknown. Stay tuned to Snkrs Day for updates as this story is still in development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West is suing Walmart over selling knock off versions of his adidas Yeezy Foam Runners. 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