Mattel Accidentally Lists Adult Film Website on 'Wicked' Doll Boxes: "We Deeply Regret This Unfortunate Error"

Mattel has clearly made a terrible mistake!

The toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels accidentally listed an adult movie website on its doll boxes for the new Wicked movie, according to consumers and box photos published in Yahoo and New York Post.

Consumers took to social media to call out the typo, with many including photos and videos of their purchases and the URL listed on the doll boxes.

The website seen in the toy packaging photos leads to an adult website with the same name as the movie, not the movie’s website.

“LMAO Universal Pictures put the wrong website for @wickedmovie on the back of their kids dolls. It leads to a p0rn website,” X user wrote.

Along with their post, the consumer shared two photos, one of which shows them purchasing singing dolls inspired by the film’s main characters Elphaba and Glinda (played by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande).

Another photo shows the incorrect website printed above the barcode.

Mattel’s Glinda doll; Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’; Elphaba doll.

Mattel; Giles Keyte /Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection; Mattel

Another person shared a similar post, writing, “Official Mattel Wicked dolls link to p0rn page on box.”

A third user said she checked her doll products after being alerted to a typo. “I was just informed that my official Mattel WICKED dolls have a p0rn page printed on them…it’s true! WTF?!!” she wrote.

In a statement obtained by PEOPLE, Mattel wrote, “Mattel was made aware of a typographical error on the packaging of the Mattel Wicked doll collections, sold primarily in the U.S., that was intended to direct consumers to the official WickedMovie.com landing page . We deeply regret this unfortunate mistake and are taking immediate action to correct it.”

The toy company continued: “Parents are advised that the misprinted, inaccurate website is not suitable for children. Consumers who already own the product are advised to discard the product packaging or hide the link and may contact Mattel customer service for further information.”

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Ariana Granda as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba in ‘Wicked’.

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Mattel’s website lists several dolls for sale inspired by the film musical adaptation of the Broadway play, which is set to hit theaters on November 22. The toy line features various characters from Wicked. The toys can be purchased at Target, Amazon and Barnes and Noble, according to the website.

In July, Erivo and Grande reacted when they saw dolls inspired by their characters in a video posted on Instagram. “What a dream come true as Elphaba and Glinda in the form of Sweet Little dolls,” Erivo captioned the post. – Little Cynthia and little Ari are satisfied.

Ariana Grande uses her full name in Wicked Movie credits

The video was shot in Las Vegas during CinemaCon in April and shows the Oscar nominee gasping in shock as her doll begins to sing.

“I’m going to die!” Grande added. – They are so tall.

“I have baby hair, look at the baby hair!” Erivo remarked.

The film musical directed by Jon M. Chu is based on the long-running stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, which was based on the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire.

The film — which will be released in two parts — tells the origin of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s book. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

However, the infamous villain is introduced as a student of Elphaba, who meets Glinda (the future Good Witch) at Shiz University, where the two become roommates and then unlikely friends until evil comes between them.

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