Mattel's “Wicked” Movie Dolls incorrectly list a porn 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 is Wicked.com. The latter website leads to a page where users must be at least 18 years old.

A description of Wicked Pictures on its website states: “Wicked Pictures was founded on March 1, 1993 in Canoga Park, California with the firm commitment to producing high quality parody porn films, a decision to which the company has remained true. “ [to] since its beginnings.” The porn site also notes that Wicked Pictures “continues to diversify and expand its commitment to quality theatrical content” through films such as “Black Widow XXX” and “Captain Marvel XXX: A Parody of Axel Braun.”

In a statement shared with diversity On Sunday, Mattel said of the incorrect web address: “Mattel has been made aware of a printing error on the packaging of Mattel dolls from the 'Wicked' collection, which are sold primarily in the United States, directing consumers to the official WickedMovie.com landing page 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. “Wicked.com on your packaging is taking you to a porn site! “

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Mattel's “Wicked” movie dolls are sold at retailers such as Target, Amazon and Kohl's. diversity Universal has reached out 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.”