Mattel is not that “popular” now.
The toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels is facing backlash for accidentally listing the URL of a porn site on the box packaging of its Wicked dolls.
Merchandise for the film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in a two-part adaptation of the Broadway play, includes two dolls based on Glinda (Grande) and Elphaba (Erivo).
On the back of the boxes, there is a link to the website wicked.com.
However, fans noticed that the domain is for a porn site and not the official website for the Universal-produced film.
The actual site for the movie is wickedmovie.com.
Hundreds of Mattel boxes on eBay have the error — even though they’re still for sale.
The mix-up was exposed on X (formerly Twitter) by fans who shared photos of the packaging and slammed Mattel for its mistake.
“Hey @Mattel whoever is in charge of your marketing/packaging for the new official Wicked dolls has made a huge mistake! http://wicked.com in your package takes you to a porn site!” one person wrote.
“Holy shit, Mattel. This is not going to end well. Wicked dolls have the URL of a PORN SITE on the back of the box,” someone else said.
“Oh dear god, Mattel accidentally listed ‘Wicked dot com’ (porn site) instead of ‘Wickedmovie dot com’ (official site) on Wicked movie doll boxes. And it seems to be on most of the assortment boxes (just checked on eBay),” wrote a third fan.
Another person tweeted: “Whoever did the Mattel Wicked Dolls packaging is COOKED.”
Someone else added, “Mattel I was so excited after buying your toy and when I went to wicked.com to see more wicked products I was met with hardcore porn!! this is unacceptable!!! I expect a refund!”
There’s even a Reddit thread about the situation. One user wrote, “Someone is going to get fired for this.”
“NOOOOO this needs to be fixed,” read another comment.
Directed by “Crazy Rich Asian” director Jon M. Chu, “Wicked” stars Grande, 31, as Glinda the Good Witch and Erivo, 37, as Elphaba, respectively.
The cast also includes Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Ethan Slater as Boq, Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp and Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dilamant.
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel originated the lead roles in the Broadway play that premiered in 2003.
“Wicked” opens in November. 22, with the second part scheduled for release in November. 21, 2025.
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