The federal government, Connecticut and 42 other states want the public to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashians curves or Brooke Burkes toned tush.
Skechers USA Inc., a Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based shoe company, will pay $50 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission, 43 states and the District of Columbia that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their rear end, leg and stomach muscles. Kardashian, Burke and other celebrities endorsed the shoes in Skechers ads.
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