Mattel Sued Over ‘Wicked’ Dolls That Included Link to Porn Website on Packaging

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Mattel is being sued for mistakenly printing the URL for a pornographic site on the packaging for special-edition “Wicked” dolls.

According to court documents, a South Carolina resident is launching a class action lawsuit after purchasing the toy for her young daughter, who visited the X-rated website that had “nothing to do with the ‘Wicked’ doll.” The toy company mistakenly listed a similarly-titled website for the adult-entertainment site Wicked Pictures, rather than the official page for the Universal Pictures film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

The plaintiff alleges that Mattel didn’t offer a refund and believes she and her child suffered “emotional distress” from the misprint. “These scenes were hardcore, full on nude pornographic images depicting actual intercourse,” the lawsuit reads. “Plaintiff’s minor daughter immediately showed her mother the photographs and both were horrified by what they saw.

If plaintiff had been aware of such an inappropriate defect in the product, she would not have purchased it.” Mattel, the manufacturer of Barbie, pulled the toy from shelves at retailers including Target, Amazon and Kohl’s.