Mattel’s “Wicked” movie dolls incorrectly contain a pornography site on the packaging

This is the kind of evil that appears on the packaging of Mattel’s “Wicked” dolls.

There is a website listed on the toy box, but instead of linking to the website for the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, Mattel mistakenly listed the URL of a pornographic website.

The film’s official website is WickedMovie.com, but the address on the plastic packaging of the special edition dolls, created in collaboration with Universal Pictures, leads to a page that requires users to be at least 18 years old to access.

In a statement shared with Variety on Sunday regarding the incorrect web address, Mattel said: “Mattel has been made aware and consumers of a misprint on the packaging of the Mattel ‘Wicked’ collection of dolls sold primarily in the United States should point out.” official landing page of WickedMovie.com. We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to correct it. Parents are advised that the misprinted and incorrect website is not suitable for children. Consumers who already own the product are advised to discard the product packaging or cover the link and contact Mattel customer service for further information.”

Photos of the incorrect web address on the boxes of various “Wicked” dolls, including Erivo’s character Elphaba and Grande’s Glinda, began circulating online after the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, and fans criticized Mattel for the mistake.

“Hey @Mattel, whoever is responsible for your marketing/packaging for the new official Wicked dolls has made a HUGE mistake,” one person wrote on X.

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Mattel’s “Wicked” movie dolls are sold at retailers such as Target, Amazon and Kohl’s. Variety has reached out to Universal for comment.

Erivo and Grande reacted to seeing the dolls based on their “Wicked” characters in a video posted to Instagram in July (before the website glitch). “What a dream come true to be realized as Elphaba and Glinda in the form of cute little dolls,” Erivo captioned the post. “Little Cynthia and little Ari are happy.”

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