Mattel has pulled its Wicked dolls after packaging for the film merchandise mistakenly listed an internet site to an grownup porn web site moderately than to the Wicked film web site. The movie, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is customized from the favored Broadway musical (and doesn’t require being over 18 as it’s firmly rated PG).
The toy firm apologized on Sunday for the snafu.
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“Mattel was made aware of a misprint on the packaging of the Mattel Wicked collection dolls, primarily sold in the U.S., which intended to direct consumers to the official WickedMovie.com landing page,” the assertion reads through The Hollywood Reporter. “We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this. Parents are advised that the misprinted, incorrect website is not appropriate for children. Consumers who already have the product are advised to discard the product packaging or obscure the link and may contact Mattel Customer Service for further information.”
The character dolls with the mislabeled packaging characteristic trend and singing ones, together with collectible varieties, and embrace Grande’s Glinda and Erivo’s Elphaba dolls. As for the misprint, those that need info on the film ought to go to the movie’s official web site, wickedmovie.com. The misguided web site listed on the errant packaging that’s presently being pulled unnoticed the essential “movie” a part of the URL. Do with that what you’ll.
As of Sunday night, the Mattel-made dolls had been now not accessible at Target. Per THR, the corporate is within the means of yanking them from the cabinets of different retailers, corresponding to Walmart, Amazon, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Best Buy, and DSW.
Jon M. Chu’s Wicked arrives in theaters on Nov. 22. In addition to Grande and Erivo, the movie stars Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum.
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