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    The toy company Mattel withdraws its line of “Wicked” dolls off shelves and online stores after fans noticed packaging mistakenly included an explicit adult website instead of the movie site.

    Fashion dolls based on characters from the highly anticipated film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical hitting theaters this month incorrectly included a website URL on boxes and in the instructions inside which leads to an adult website. The correct movie website is Wickedmovie.com.

    The URL for the “Wicked” dolls simply says “wicked,” which displays an extremely sexually explicit and age-verified message on a long-running pornographic website.

    According to the packaging, the dolls are designed for children ages 4 and up.

    “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, will be released on November 22. The film tells the never-before-told story of the witches of Oz and the unlikely friendship between the popular and privileged Glinda and the misunderstood young woman of unusual green color. skin, Elphaba. It is based on the very popular Broadway show, which was based on the best-selling book by Gregory Maguire.

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    The toy company apologized Sunday afternoon. “We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate steps to remedy it,” Mattel said in a statement released to the media, urging parents and guardians to get rid of the “inappropriate” packaging.

    A Reddit user named iamwomanhearmepour pointed out the error in a post on friday“I’m not sure if this is a mistake on Mattel’s part or Universal’s part? Is anyone else seeing this!?!?”

    Multiple parents published in X over the weekend, saying they were surprised and angry after his the kids went to the wrong website.

    This is what we know.

    Where can I find Wicked dolls?

    Numerous national retailers sold fashion dolls such as Sam’s Club, Walmart, Aim, toys r usand Amazon but by Sunday afternoon they were being removed or listed online as unavailable.

    The dolls, which sold for $24.99, are already appearing in eBay and other online auction sites with prices ranging up to $250.

    Which ‘Wicked’ toys had the link to the adult website?

    The link appears on the regular Elphaba, Glinda, and Nessarose dolls, as well as the deluxe Elphaba and Glinda dolls. The link doesn’t appear to be on any other “Wicked” merchandise as of yet.

    What has Mattel said about the adult website bug?

    “Mattel was informed of a printing error on the packaging of Mattel Wicked Collection dolls, sold primarily in the US, that was intended to direct consumers to the official WickedMovie.com website,” the company said on Sunday in a statement. “We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate steps to remedy it.

    “Parents are advised that the incorrect and misprinted website is not appropriate for children. Consumers who already own the product are advised to discard the product packaging or hide the link and may contact Customer Service Mattel customer for more information.

    When is Wicked coming out?

    “Wicked” will be released Nov. 22 in major theaters as the first episode of a two-part series. “Wicked Part Two” is scheduled to hit US theaters on November 21, 2025.

    Universal Orlando is going ‘Wicked’: See a new experience based on the upcoming musical.

    What is Wicked rated?

    The film will be rated PG when it hits theaters in November. The film’s rating description cites “scary action, thematic material, and brief suggestive material.”

    Packaging error follows ‘Wicked’ poster controversy

    Previously, the long-awaited film was in the news for another reason: starring Cynthia Erivowho plays green-skinned Elphaba, called a poster altered by a fan “deeply hurtful.”

    The fan had altered one of the film’s promotional posters, in which Ariana GrandeGlinda whispers in Elphaba’s ear while her face is hidden by her witch hat. This made the film’s poster, which showed Erivo looking into the camera, look more like the Broadway musical artwork, but Erivo took offense.

    “This is the most savage and offensive thing I have ever seen, equal to that horrible AI of us fighting…” Erivo wrote in a Instagram Story above the edited “Wicked” poster. “None of this is funny. None of this is cute. It degrades me. It degrades us.”

    Erivo noted that the original poster was an illustration. “I am a real-life human being, who chose to look at you, the viewer, through the barrel of the camera… because, without words, we communicate with our eyes,” he said. “Our poster is a tribute, not an imitation. Editing my face and hiding my eyes is erasing me. And that is deeply hurtful.”

    (This story has been updated with new information.)

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