Cinderella Video Porn, Suit Claims

Two youngsters got an eyeful of explicit sex when a videotape labeled “Cinderella” turned out to be hard-core porn, their parents say.

Laura and David J. Burdick Sr. of Shelton filed suit in Superior Court on Tuesday against New Toys ‘R’ Us of Paramus, N.J., claiming the mix-up traumatized their children.

According to the lawsuit, the Burdicks bought the tape as a Christmas present for the children in 1987, popped it into their videocassette recorder and left the room. When they returned later, they found the youngsters glued to “Hollywood Confidential: Diary of a Sex Goddess,” the lawsuit said.

The couple claim their children, then 7 and 8, suffered emotional distress and loss of sleep and appetite.

The lawsuit claims Toys ‘R’ Us was negligent in failing to inspect the tape and in failing to protect children from exposure to pornography.

Angela Bourdon, a Toys ‘R’ Us spokeswoman, said today she could not comment on the lawsuit because the company had not yet received a copy.

The best-known “Cinderella,” the animated musical version of the fairy tale made by the Walt Disney studio was not released on videotape until 1988, a year after the alleged incident.