News Anchor Sues Hasbro Over Uncanny Likeness

[Indy Anna]

'Littlest Pet Shop' hamster 'Harris Faulkner' draws lawsuit from Fox News anchor of same name

"Hasbro's portrayal of Faulkner as a rodent is demeaning and insulting," says the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey.

Read more here:

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2015/09/littlest_pet_shop_hamster_harr.html

http://fox40.com/2015/09/02/fox-news-anchor-sues-hasbro-over-toy-hamster-with-her-name/

The suit also notes that Faulker was “extremely distressed” to have her name attached to a potential choking hazard for young children, and states that the product harms the anchor’s journalistic credibility.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...s-suit-over-toy-hamster-that-shares-her-name/

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

and that's all.

 

[iamnotagolem]

I've never heard of the new anchor and don't see the resemblance. The hamster has blue eyes I think the lady has brown. The hamster is yellow, the lady is not.

Now I'm off to see if we own that LPS hamster.

 

[LinasK]

I've never heard of the new anchor and don't see the resemblance. The hamster has blue eyes I think the lady has brown. The hamster is yellow, the lady is not.

Now I'm off to see if we own that LPS hamster.

I see the resemblance in the shape of the eyes. Oh, and she wore a yellow top in the photo. At first I thought it was going to be named Hasbro, but I see her point, it's an unusual name to just come up with that combination...

 

[jjenny]

I see the resemblance in the shape of the eyes. Oh, and she wore a yellow top in the photo. At first I thought it was going to be named Hasbro, but I see her point, it's an unusual name to just come up with that combination...

Shape of the eyes is completely different. Hamster has big round blue eyes.

 

[iamnotagolem]

I know I shouldn't think this is funny but

"She filed a legal case saying the toy resembled her traditional professional appearance, including complexion, eye shape and eye make-up design."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34133723

That line right there makes me laugh so much. I can honestly say I've never looked at a toy hamster or animal anything and thought "that resembles me". I can see thinking they used her name intentionally but to say that the rodent resembles her? Not hardly.

I realize she's probably getting a lot of attention for this which is probably the main reason behind the lawsuit.

 

[jjenny]

Rodent has a different complexion (yellow), round eye shape (her eyes are certainly not round), different eye color.
I don't think anybody would recognize that rodent as her if it wasn't for the name.

 

[Sulamith]

She should sue her parents for naming her "Harris". Ha Ha Ha is right! She could have laughed about it and been flattered! I see no resemblance at all between her human form and a plastic hamster. Sounds like she has some sort of identity issue.

 

[SweetT]

OMG talk about a narcissist person...Everything isn't about YOU! The hamster is cute!

Wanted to add, LPS animals eyes are all big and cute like that hamsters..and I would have never known it was named after a lady on tv cause I'd never seen her...Dont watch tv much.

 

[Jewels53]

FOX News anchor sues over name of Littlest Pet Shop rodent

http://fox4kc.com/2015/09/02/fox-news-anchor-sues-over-name-of-littlest-pet-shop-rodent/

This is one of those frivolous lawsuits. imo

 

[Indy Anna]

I know I shouldn't think this is funny but

"She filed a legal case saying the toy resembled her traditional professional appearance, including complexion, eye shape and eye make-up design."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34133723

That line right there makes me laugh so much. I can honestly say I've never looked at a toy hamster or animal anything and thought "that resembles me". I can see thinking they used her name intentionally but to say that the rodent resembles her? Not hardly.

I realize she's probably getting a lot of attention for this which is probably the main reason behind the lawsuit.

BBM Yes. That made me laugh when I read about this. I thought, if I looked like a hamster (or it looked like me) I would not be the one to admit it. :shame:

I do agree, though, that the naming of the toy must be more than coincidence since "Harris" is a very unusual name, especially for a female.