Porn site traffic surges to 12-year high after Mattel mistakenly prints URL on ‘Wicked’ doll boxes
A skin site is seeing surging levels of traffic after its URL was accidentally printed on the packaging of “Wicked” doll boxes. Toy giant Mattel has manufactured merch for “Wicked,” the upcoming movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway play, including two dolls based on protagonists Glinda and Elphaba.
Packaging for 'Wicked' dolls includes porn URL
Wicked, indeed! Mattel erroneously printed "Wicked.com" on boxes of their new singing dolls tied to Universal Pictures' Wizard of Oz prequel film, but the movie's actual URL is WickedMovie.com, while the other web address leads to an adults-only website.
‘Wicked’ Dolls Featuring Link to Porn Site Flood eBay
Ebay has been flooded with offerings of Elphaba and Glinda character dolls from Universal ‘s movie adaptation of the blockbuster musical after news broke that the packaging contained a link to an adult entertainment site — wicked.com — and not the film’s official website, wickedmovie.com
‘Wicked’ Doll Packaging Misprint Drives 12-Year Surge in Traffic to Porn Site
Mattel's misprinted website URL on 'Wicked' doll packaging yielded surge of search interest for porn site Wicked Pictures.
Mattel Apologizes After It Ships ‘Wicked’ Barbie Dolls With a Porn Link
In anticipation of a family-friendly box office smash, Mattel and others have produced a lot of merchandise for the film. The porn-linking toys were singing Glinda and Elphaba dolls. Retailers such as Target and Walmart have already delisted the toy from their online databases, but pictures of them still exist on eBay.
Mattel faults print error for porn site listed on "Wicked" doll packaging
Mattel apologizes for inadvertently directing people to pornography site instead of one promoting upcoming film.
Mattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site
Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.
Mattel ‘regrets’ Wicked dolls packaging URL misprint that leads buyers to porn site
Toy company ‘regrets’ Wicked dolls packaging URL misprint that leads to porn site - It comes ahead of the release of the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the hit Broadway and West End musical.
'Unfortunate error': 'Wicked' dolls with porn site on packaging pulled from Target, Amazon
The dolls were removed from Amazon and Target after a labeling error linked consumers to a pornographic website.
Mattel regrets error on ‘Wicked’ dolls’ packaging that promoted adult website
Toymaker Mattel intended to refer consumers to the “Wicked” movie’s landing page. The “misprinted, incorrect website is not appropriate for children,” it said.
Mattel apologizes after 'Wicked' doll packaging has link to adult site
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'Wicked' movie dolls are being pulled from store shelves for a naughty reason
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‘Wicked’ movie merchandise sends kids to porn site
Mattel apologizes for ‘Wicked’ doll packaging leading to a porn site with a similar name to the one that was intended. The ...
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Mattel apologizes, pulls 'Wicked' dolls after adult website link packaging mistake
The correct movie website is wickedmovie.com. The URL on the "Wicked" dolls just says "wicked," which brings up an age ...