As a parent who has always prioritized my child’s safety and well-being above all else, I find Mattel‘s mistake in printing the URL for a pornographic site on their “Wicked” doll packaging utterly unacceptable. It’s hard to believe that such a massive company like Mattel could make such an egregious error.
Mattel faces a lawsuit due to an error where a link to an adult website was unintentionally included on the packaging of their limited-edition “Wicked” dolls.
Based on court papers, a resident of South Carolina is filing a class action lawsuit following the purchase of a toy for her daughter. Unfortunately, this toy led her child to an adult-rated website that had no connection to the “Wicked” doll. The company responsible for the toy mistakenly linked a site with a similar title to an adult entertainment site (Wicked Pictures) instead of the official page for the Universal Pictures film featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. The plaintiff claims that Mattel refused to provide a refund, and as a result, she and her daughter experienced emotional distress due to this mistake.
The lawsuit states that the images shown were explicit, full-frontal nude pornography featuring real sexual acts. Upon seeing these photos, the plaintiff’s daughter showed them to her mother, leaving them both shocked and distressed. If the plaintiff had known about this inappropriate flaw in the product before purchasing it, she would not have made the purchase.
Mattel, the maker of Barbie, removed the ‘Wicked’ collection dolls from shelves at stores like Target, Amazon, and Kohl’s due to a mistake on the packaging. They also announced that there was an error directing consumers to the official Wicked Movie website, mainly sold in the U.S. Mattel suggested that those who already own the dolls should either throw away the packaging or cover up the link.
Neither Universal nor Mattel responded to request for comment.
Following the release of “Wicked” in cinemas, Universal’s chief marketing officer, Michael Moses, expressed to EbMaster that he believed the issue (snafu) didn’t negatively impact the film’s ticket sales. The musical movie went on to earn an impressive $112 million during its opening weekend and has since accumulated a total of $263 million in domestic sales and $360 million worldwide.
He stated, “I believe not every piece of media attention is beneficial. I differentiate incidents as those that could potentially deter people from wanting to watch the film and those that likely won’t.” He further explained, “In this case, it was more of a trivial incident than a genuine concern.
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2024-12-03 21:46