Mom Sues Mattel for Link to Porn Site on ‘Wicked’ Doll Packaging
The toy empire Mattel has been slapped with a class action lawsuit after some packaging for its new line of Wicked dolls accidentally featured a link to a porn website.
The toy empire Mattel has been slapped with a class action lawsuit after some packaging for its new line of Wicked dolls accidentally featured a link to a porn website.
The British Board of Film Classification has slapped content warnings on “Wicked,” advising audiences about potentially triggering moments including scenes where a “green-skinned woman is mocked” and “talking animals are persecuted.”
The musical, Wicked, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $114 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
Pop superstar Ariana Grande has claimed that her character in “Wicked” has lesbian tendencies, adding that “every day in the Emerald City is a Pride parade.”
With the upcoming release of Wicked, the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, moviegoers have reported disruptions from fans, a.k.a. “theater kids,” singing along to the soundtrack at screenings.
Mattel customers have received a fulsome apology from the toy maker after they were inadvertently directed to a pornographic website rather than its new line of Wicked dolls.
Actress Cynthia Erivo, star of the upcoming live action adaptation of “Wicked,” is blasting fans who recreated a poster for the film by repositioning her witch hat and darkened it, covering the top portion of her face.