A Fox News Journalist Is Suing Hasbro Over a Hamster Toy That Allegedly Stole Her Name and Likeness

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Harris Faulkner, the host of Fox News' Fox Report and Outnumbered, is suing Hasbro for $5 million, claiming the toy company's hamster figurine (also named Harris Faulkner) is damaging her personal brand and professional reputation—but not just because the two share a name.

Faulkner's lawsuit claims that the host has experienced "substantial commercial and emotional damage" because the hamster shares "a physical resemblance" to her "traditional professional appearance."

Faulkner apparently believes Hasbro deliberately created the toy (which has tan fur, Bratz doll eyes, and a Misfits haircut:mode_rgb()/discogs-images/A-252732-1110428439.jpg.jpg)) based on her own appearance. Strangely, none of Faulkner's Google Image results show her sporting a butterfly hairpiece like the hamster.

A spokesperson for Hasbro told the Chicago Tribune that they do not comment on litigation, but the toy is a "known choking hazard," for what that's worth.

Hamster Harris (not to be confused with Host Harris) might be "demeaning and insulting," as the suit claims, but Faulkner should at least be happy Hasbro didn't turn her into a freaky-looking mongoose, koala, or any of the other number of anatomically-mutated toys from the Littlest Pet Shop line.