A South Carolina mom has sued Mattel after her minor daughter was allegedly exposed to hardcore porn scenes following a slip-up made on the toy company’s Wicked dolls packaging.
The mother, Holly Ricketson, filed a class action suit in California on Tuesday after purchasing a doll inspired by the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, which stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Jonathan Bailey.
Upon opening her new toy, the little girl allegedly noticed the website “www.wicked.com” listed on the box and used an iPhone to search for the site. But instead of finding whimsical images pertaining to the Wicked movie, the girl’s phone screen was suddenly spammed with adverts for “hardcore” porn scenes and shown “full on nude images depicting actual intercourse.”
The girl was allegedly “horrified” by the graphic images, and so was her mother when she was shown the website, prompting the woman to file the lawsuit. “If Plaintiff had been aware of such an inappropriate defect in the Product, she would not have purchased it,” the lawsuit alleges. “Plaintiff seeks to recover damages because the Products are adulterated, worthless, and unfit for its intended and advertised age-appropriate audience.”
Lawyers who have taken on this case should hang their heads in shame.
