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Jennifer Tilly Getting Replacement Chucky Doll After Empty Box Mix-Up
Jennifer Tilly‘s $175 Comic-Con horror story is getting a happy ending … ’cause a replacement Chucky doll is officially headed her way after she was accidentally handed an empty box.
Dan Willett, owner of Unbox Industries, tells TMZ … his tiny independent toy company was slammed with customers at San Diego Comic-Con when a starstruck employee mistakenly grabbed a sample box and gave it to Jennifer.
The mix-up went viral after the “Chucky” star posted an Instagram video opening the pricey doll she bought for franchise creator Don Mancini … only to discover Chucky had vanished without a trace.
Jennifer said she paid $175 cash for the “Chucky kitty cat weirdo thing” and joked, “Life isn’t always peaches and cream. Sometimes life is a $175 empty box.”
HELP!
Is there anyone out there that can get a message to @jennifertilly ?
Ms Tilly purchased an @ishiguroayako x @universalpictures Childs Play Nyacky at SDCC and we accidentally gave her an empty box 😭
We can’t message her directly.
Can anyone help?#madebyunbox pic.twitter.com/lC6JJUSekr
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Willett says a staffer spotted Jennifer’s post just as he was preparing to fly back to the UK … prompting the company to issue a frantic “HELP!” call on social media in hopes of reaching her.
A customer eventually supplied contact information for Jennifer’s manager … and Willett says the company now has a delivery address and will send out a replacement Thursday.
Jennifer’s rep confirms Unbox Industries reached out and says the actress knows another doll is coming.
So, no … Chucky wasn’t stolen by some pint-sized serial killer. He just never made it into the box.