Mattel isn't that “popular” right now.
The toy company that created Barbie and Hot Wheels is facing backlash for accidentally putting a URL to a pornographic website on the box of a Wicked doll.
Merchandise for the movie, which stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in a two-part Broadway play, includes two dolls modeled after Glinda (Grande) and Elphaba (Erivo).
On the back of the box is a link to the website wicked.com.
However, fans discovered that the domain belonged to a porn site and not the official website of the Universal-produced film.
The actual site for this movie is wickedmovie.com.
hundreds of mattel boxes eBay Same error, but still on sale.
The mix-up was exposed by a fan on X (formerly Twitter) who shared a photo of the packaging and blamed Mattel for the mistake.
“Hey @Mattel, whoever is in charge of marketing/packaging for the new official Wicked doll made a huge mistake! http://wicked.com If it's on the package, it will lead you to a porn site! ” 1 person I wrote.
“Oh Mattel, this isn't going to end well. The evil doll has a porn site URL written on the back of the box,” someone said. said.
“Oh my god, Mattel accidentally wrote “Wicked.com'' (pornographic site) instead of “WickedMovie.com'' (official site) on the box of the Wicked Movie doll. And it seems to be in most boxes of assortments (just checked on eBay),” said a third fan I wrote.
another person tweeted“Whoever made the packaging for Mattel's Wicked Dolls is COOKED.”
someone else added“Mattel, I was so excited when I went after buying your toy.” http://wicked.com To see more wicked products I stumbled upon hardcore porn!! This is unacceptable!!! I hope for redemption! ”
There is also Reddit thread About the situation. “Someone will get fired for this,” one user wrote.
Another comment read: “This needs to be fixed.”
“Wicked,” directed by “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu, stars Grande, 31, as Glinda the Good Witch and Erivo, 37, as Elphaba.
The cast includes Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Ethan Slater as Me, Marissa Bode as Nesarose Throp, and Peter as Dr. Dillamond. Also includes Dinklage.
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel starred in the Broadway play, which premiered in 2003.
“Wicked” will be released on November 22nd, and the second part will be released on November 21st, 2025.
