Toy big Mattel is being sued by a mom who says her daughter accessed a porn web site through a hyperlink on the packaging for a Depraved doll. 

The corporate launched dolls of characters performed by British actress Cynthia Erivo and US singer Ariana Grande within the movie model of the hit musical.

However as an alternative of that includes an handle to the film’s web site, a porn website sharing the identify of the film was mistakenly printed on the packaging.

The error was noticed final month and the dolls had been recalled on 11 November.

A category motion lawsuit has now been filed in federal court docket in Los Angeles.

Courtroom paperwork state Holly Ricketson from South Carolina gave a doll to her daughter who then visited an grownup leisure web site by the hyperlink.

She stated her youngster confirmed her hardcore images and each had been “horrified” by what they noticed, struggling emotional misery.

Ms Ricketson stated she wouldn’t have purchased the doll had she identified concerning the mistake and claimed Mattel had not provided a refund regardless of recalling the dolls.

The lawsuit stated the dolls had been packaged in containers with an “inexcusable error”.

Mattel has declined to touch upon the lawsuit, however stated in a press release that gross sales of Depraved dolls with right packaging have resumed in shops and on-line.

When the error was initially recognized, the California-based toymaker stated it “deeply regrets” the misprint, which was “not applicable for kids”, saying it had supposed to direct clients to the WickedMovie.com web page.

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Mattel recommends the dolls for kids aged 4 and up.

The lawsuit seeks no less than $5m (£3.94m) in damages for anybody within the US who purchased Depraved dolls with the error on their packaging.

It accuses Mattel of negligence, promoting merchandise unfit on the market, and violating California shopper safety legal guidelines.