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.
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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.
‘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.
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As for the erroneous web address, the link to the Wicked Pictures website includes an 'about' section, identifying the pornographic studio — who's behind tiles such as Black Widow XXX and Captain Marvel XXX: an Axel Braun Parody — as a leading company in producing "quality parody porn movies".
Mattel apologizes for accidentally printing X-rated link on boxes for 'Wicked' dolls
Retailers have pulled Mattel's "Wicked" dolls. Resellers quickly listed the toys featuring the URL misprint on eBay, seeking hundreds of dollars.
Mattel Faces Backlash Over Porn URL on "Wicked" Dolls
Toy manufacturer Mattel is facing a major public relations headache after a surprising error involving its dolls based on the Broadway musical Wicked. The company has been selling action figures of the two central witches,
Mattel 'deeply regrets' accidental porn site link on 'Wicked' dolls, pulls stock
Mattel has apologized for the adult website link mistakenly used in its "Wicked" doll packaging and is pulling them from shelves and online stores.
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Error comes ahead of the release of the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the hit Broadway and West End musical
Mattel apologizes after 'Wicked' doll packaging has link to adult site
Mattel has some wicked problems after a packaging error occurred with the upcoming movie's collectible dolls. "Wicked" dolls manufactured by Mattel misprinted the promotional movie website wickedmovie.
Mattel’s New ‘Wicked’ Doll Line Sent Customers to a Porn Site
Toy giant Mattel is now grappling with just that kind of jaw-dropping misstep, after packaging for new dolls inspired by the film version of Wicked directed customers to a porn site instead of the movie’s landing page.
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Mattel apologizes, pulls 'Wicked' dolls after adult website link packaging mistake
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