Mother sues Mattel after porn site misprint on Wicked dolls

A South Carolina mother claims her daughter visited the adult website on the doll's packaging.

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The company released the singing dolls last month ahead of release of the film Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

Mattel apologised for what it described as an "unfortunate error" and recalled the dolls.

But Holly Ricketson filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming she bought the doll for her minor daughter who then visited the adult entertainment website on the packaging.

Her daughter immediately showed her the site featuring "hardcore, full-on nude pornographic images," the lawsuit claims. They were "horrified" by what they saw and suffered emotional distress, her lawyers added.

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