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Kim Kardashian is not backing down.

Despite the FTC's recent claims that Skechers lied about their clinical studies, which apparently "proved" Shape-Ups promoted weight loss and muscle tone, Kim is still standing by the shoe company.

She's been telling friends and family the main reason she signed a one-year deal was because she

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And no one's surprised.

Those Skechers Shape-Ups that Kim Kardashian used to endorse is now at the center of a lawsuit between the shoe company and the Federal Trade Commission.

Just like Reebok, the FTC has ruled the shoe company's so-called clinical studies that "proved" their sneakers helped people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg, and stomach muscles were a bunch of hooey and now they've gotta pay up!

Skechers has agreed to shell out $40 million in settlement costs and anyone who purchased Shape-Ups are eligible for a refund.

However, Skechers is determined to prove their sneakers are legit and are already planning to conduct more research.

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