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Kanye West has rarely been seen out since his incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, but he was recently spotted out in Los Angeles leaving Capito City with his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Kanye who will be going on tour with Lady GaGa later this year, had no problem putting on a show for the numerous paparazzi who spotted him and Rose together. The Louis Vuitton Don was seen wearing a pair of his recently released collaboration sneakers with Louis Vuitton, the Jaspers, in all Black. Kanye’s knack for design and style continues to impress even the worst critics as he managed to create sneakers with Louis Vuitton that carried a $1,000+ price tag and still sell out of them at Louis Vuitton stores across the US. Images via Celebuzz

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Rocker Eddie Van Halen is taking Nike bosses to court amid allegations they copied his signature black, red and white guitar design for a new range of sneakers.

The Van Halen frontman filed a federal lawsuit in a Los Angeles court last Friday, accusing brand executives of copyright infringement in regards to their Dunk Lows line of tennis shoes.

Van Halen, who is suing via his company ELVH Inc., claims Nike designers failed to ask his permission to use the streak pattern which has featured on his electric guitars since 1978 and was trademarked in 2001. The legal papers allege the sports brand’s shoes are doing “irreparable harm and damage” to his colorful design.

Van Halen is seeking general and punitive damages for the infringement, in addition to profits made to date from the Dunk Lows. And he’s demanding Nike cease all production on the shoes – calling for “the impoundment and destruction of all footwear”.

Van Halen actually has his own range of sneakers, which he designed with manufacturers Converse.