Mattel’s Wicked doll boxes invite you to visit a porn website

The worst thing that can happen to a toy company is that a children’s product becomes associated with pornography. That’s just what has happened to Mattel, whose Wicked dolls have the website of a well-known porn film producer printed on the box.

The blame is on a regrettable error, due to a coincidence: the movie is called the same as a pornographic company. So instead of putting in the box Wicked dolls the movie website, they have put up the website for adults…

It is an error that can happen, but what is not acceptable is that the person responsible has not tested the website itself to see if it is correct, before sending it to the printer.

The “pornographic” Wicked dolls, on eBay resale

It premieres on November 22 Wickeda film adaptation of a popular Broadway musical, which is a prequel to The Wizard of Oz.

Wicked tells the story of the witches Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande). The second part has already been filmed, which will be released in November 2025.

It is a family film focused on children, that’s why matteHe has been in charge of manufacturing the official toys. Among them, the dolls of the protagonist witches.

In the box of dolls the movie website should appear, WickedMovie.combut what they have posted is the website of the porn production company Wicked, as you can see in the opening photo of the news.

The photos have gone viral on social networksand Mattel has not been slow to react. Has issued the following release in The Hollywood Reporter: “We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate steps to remedy it. “Parents are warned that the incorrect website is not appropriate for children.”

Mattel has asked to throw away the box, or delete the website. The units for sale are already being removed from Wallmart, Best Buy and Amazon. The toy company assures that most have been sold in the United States, but the box in the photo is from Argentina.

As expected, when the news became known, both of the failure and of the withdrawal of units, There is already some smart guy who sells the “pornographic” doll for $350 on eBay.

An unfortunate mistake has caused Mattel’s Wicked dolls have a pornographic website printed on their box. If you have one… you can surely sell it for a good price in second-hand stores.

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