Wednesday, August 22, 2007

China Barbie Sue by Mattel

EMBATTLED US toymaker Mattel is fighting toxic toys on another front - a model’s pornographic website using Barbie’s name.

In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Manhattan, Mattel said the website for an adult entertainer named China Barbie tried to benefit from its success with the 48-year-old line of dolls.

China Barbie’s site says she’s a 34D-22-33 (all natural!) “cordial young lady” who sat behind the desks of some of the world’s leading investment banking firms and advertising agencies in New York before getting into porn.

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