{"id":74797,"date":"2026-10-12T07:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/kelly-clarkson-feuds-with-brooklyn-store-after-bad-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T07:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:52:32","slug":"kelly-clarkson-feuds-with-brooklyn-store-after-bad-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/kelly-clarkson-feuds-with-brooklyn-store-after-bad-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Feuds With Brooklyn Store After Bad Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tKelly Clarkson<\/a> found herself emboiled in an online feud with Brooklyn shop Art of Play over the weekend. On Saturday, the singer shared that she had visited the store and was met with an experience similar to the one Julia Roberts\u2019 character encounters in Pretty Woman<\/em>. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJust drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn\u2019t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me,\u201d she wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cWow, dude. You\u2019re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y\u2019all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn\u2019t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me. Wow, dude. You\u2019re an idiot and just lost a\u2026<\/p>\n

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\n\tArt of Play, which describes itself as a \u201cunique collection of home goods, puzzles, games, toys and books,\u201d quickly responded. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYesterday, Kelly Clarkson visited us in Brooklyn and inquired about buying \u2018Molly,\u2019 a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton who plays an important role in the magic shows we host here,\u201d the store wrote on Instagram. \u201cMolly is permanently attached to the wall and isn\u2019t for sale. However, the negative experience Kelly described on twitter would resonate with anyone who has ever felt judged in a shop.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tAfter explaining that they are a welcoming place to shop, the store added, \u201cImagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store. It\u2019s been a surreal experience to be the focus of such widespread outrage after just one mention by a celebrity.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter many fans online questioned the sincerity of Art of Play\u2019s statement, Clarkson herself stepped back into the fray. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCool, cool. Sure, it wasn\u2019t for sale,\u201d she wrote on Instagram Stories on Sunday night. \u201cThat\u2019s the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with \u2014 so the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn\u2019t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone, \u2018Yes, it\u2019s for sale but it costs $15,000, so if you\u2019d like me to find something comparable for you I can.\u2019 That all never happened and now it\u2019s not for sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tShe continued, \u201cSo you\u2019re not only rude, you\u2019re also a liar. Got it. And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally at a small business trying to purchase things. I love small businesses and know they are important and I always support them, but you don\u2019t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It\u2019s not that hard to be kind. I never blast people but you my friend were an exception. Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tArt of Play later clarified that Clarkson spent only five minutes in the store, during which she inquired about about \u201cour mechanical bird puppet named Molly.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWe explained that while Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop, a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle,\u201d the store wrote. \u201cHe told us he would be willing to part with Molly\u2019s twin for $15,000. We explained all of this to Kelly Clarkson. We also offered to show her a different singing bird automaton, made by a traditional clockmaking shop in Germany, that she could have taken home with her that day. It costs about $2,000. She did not stick around long enough to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThey added, \u201cWe\u2019ve reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air. We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding.\u201d <\/p>\n

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