A federal civil trial pitting the rapper T.I. and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris, against a Chatsworth toymaker over a popular doll line ended with a mistrial Wednesday after a judge found that testimony accusing the company of cultural appropriation was improperly played for the jury.
T.I. and Tiny sought payment from high-profile toymaker MGA Entertainment, alleging that dolls in the company’s “LOL Surprise! OMG” line stole the likeness and style of the OMG Girls, a former rap group comprised of Tiny’s daughter and her friends.
MGA has denied stealing the OMG Girls look — brightly colored hair, makeup and clothes — and fired back by accusing T.I. and