Kelly Clarkson says an Art of Play employee looked at her as if she couldn't afford it
Kelly ClarksonSinger and television host, in a post on X
Clarkson says an Art of Play employee looked at her as if she could not afford what she wanted, calls him an idiot and compares her visit to the snub of Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman.
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An Art of Play employee looked at Kelly Clarkson as if she could not afford the item she wanted and offered to find her something comparable.
“literally was looked at as if I couldn't afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me. Wow, dude. You're an idiot and just lost a huge sale.”
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Kelly Clarkson says a Brooklyn shop treated her as if she couldn't afford a $15,000 automaton; Art of Play says it was not for sale
Singer Kelly Clarkson wrote on X on October 10, 2026, that an employee at Art of Play, a Brooklyn curiosity shop, looked at her as if she could not afford what she wanted and offered to find her something comparable. Art of Play said the item she asked about, a mechanical singing bird called Molly, was not for sale because it is used in the shop's magic shows. Clarkson replied that the employee had told her the bird cost $15,000 and called the shop's account a lie. Co-owner Adam Rubin says nothing happened in the shop to justify her criticism, and silent security footage of the visit does not show what was said.
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Post by Kelly Clarkson on X saying that an employee at Art of Play in Brooklyn looked at her as if she could not afford what she wanted, and comparing the visit to a scene in the 1990 film Pretty Woman.
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Clarkson writes that she drove to Brooklyn to check out the store, which she thought looked really rad, with a few things in mind to buy.
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She tells followers to visit Art of Play in Brooklyn if they enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman.
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The case centers on how Art of Play's staff treated Clarkson during her visit. She criticizes the employee's treatment of her directly, so we used condemns.
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Read the full caseArt of Play co-owner Adam Rubin says nothing happened in the shop to justify Clarkson's scolding
“nothing happened in this shop to justify her scolding our shopkeeper on the way out”Read statement
Kelly Clarkson calls Art of Play's not-for-sale account a lie
“That all never happened and now it's not for sale. Okay, cool. So you're not only rude, you're also a liar.”Read statement
Art of Play says the bird Clarkson asked about was not for sale
Art of Play
“plays an important role in the magic shows we host here”Read statement
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