Mattel has been exposed for selling BAD collectible films which featured a porn website on the packaging

Toy company Mattel was sued for mistakenly printing the URL of a pornographic site on the packaging of its special edition Evil dolls.

Last month, these beautiful collectible toys hit shelves, much to the delight of holiday shoppers and collectors. But when it was discovered that they had made a misprint, stores began pulling them from shelves.

According to court documents, a South Carolina resident is filing a class action lawsuit after purchasing the toy for her young daughter, who visited the R-rated website that “had nothing to do with the Evil doll.”

The toy company mistakenly listed a similarly titled website for adult entertainment site Wicked Pictures, rather than the official page for the Universal Pictures film, starring Cinzia Erivo AND Arianna Grande.

The plaintiff claims Mattel did not offer a refund and believes she and her son suffered “emotional distress” as a result of the printing error.

“These scenes were hardcore, filled with nude pornographic images depicting actual intercourse,” the lawsuit reads.

“The plaintiff’s minor daughter immediately showed her mother the photographs and both were horrified by what they saw. If the plaintiff had been aware of such an inappropriate defect in the product, she would not have purchased it.”

Mattel, the maker of Barbie, has pulled the toy from shelves at retailers including Target, Amazon and Kohl’s. It also released a statement saying it was “aware of a misprint on the packaging of Mattel ‘Wicked’ collection dolls, sold primarily in the United States, which was intended to direct consumers to the official WickedMovie.com landing page.” .

The company advised consumers who already own the dolls to “discard the product packaging or obscure the link.”

Mattel declined to comment on the ongoing litigation but provided a statement about the product, saying: “Wicked Dolls have returned to sale with corrected packaging at online retailers and in stores to meet strong consumer demand for the products. previous misprint on packaging does not in any way affect the value or gaming experience provided by the product itself in the limited number of units sold prior to the correction.”

The mix-up obviously didn’t cause any problems with the incredibly popular film’s ticket sales, as it grossed $112 million upon its debut and has since grossed $263 million domestically and $360 million globally during Thanksgiving week.

My sister has been an avid Barbie collector for a long time and managed to secure the entire line of Evil dolls before they were pulled from the shelves.

They should be worth a pretty penny one day, and even if not, they are beautiful collectibles that any fan would love.

via: Variety