The other day, I wrote a story about Kelly Clarkson receiving poor treatment in a Brooklyn store. I love Kelly and I was shocked a shopkeeper had been rude to her. Kelly's post went viral and the store owner responded to Kelly's complaint.
The Brooklyn store Kelly Clarkson criticized on here yesterday has responded with a statement. https://t.co/HfsYozexJT
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 11, 2026
You can obviously read the response for yourself, but basically, they claim Kelly wanted to buy something that wasn't for sale and when they wouldn't allow that, she was angry.
Now, obviously, I live in a world where perhaps a mega star may believe they are owed anything if they have the money to pay for it, and well, that's just not always the case. The store seemed to say this particular toy had sentimental value and was a part of a show they do in-store.
Cool, cool. Sure, it wasn’t for sale. That’s the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with 👍 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’t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone “yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can.” That all never happened and now it’s not for sale. Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re 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’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It’s 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’t.
— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) October 11, 2026
Kelly wasn’t about to let the store have the last word. She fired back that the bird had a price tag on the wall, the employee quoted her $15,000 and offered to find “something comparable,” and that the whole “it was never for sale” line was revisionist history. She even shared a photo of a tag labeled “Singing Bird” with a $15,000 price next to it.
A reader emailed suggesting I run the store’s response and walk back my earlier post — essentially declaring that Kelly had been the jerk for trying to buy something that wasn’t for sale. I didn’t. I wasn’t in the store that day, but nothing in the public record suggests Kelly Clarkson makes a habit of treating people poorly. When the accounts clash and one side keeps adding new details, I’m not going to rewrite the story to cast her as the villain.
Update: Art of Play added more context to the Kelly Clarkson story. Here’s my question. Yesterday Molly was a “one of a kind” ,tonight they say there is a “nearly identical” one the artist would sell for 15k . Why would the artist charge 3k more than his own website? Strange .. https://t.co/LJPXccMJax
— ✨MAMI 🧚♀️ (@Moms_know_) October 12, 2026
Also, I don't believe the store's story makes sense. They keep adding additional facts and they don't align. In the words of Judge Judy, when something doesn't make sense, someone is lying. I believe that someone is the store employee.
So now that it’s been revealed that the owners of the Art of Play are also millionaires and not some ‘mom and pop shop Kelly Clarkson tried to shutter’—what y’all got to say?????
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) October 12, 2026
Kelly Clarkson could be wanted in all 50 states and I’d still be waiting to hear her side.
— Pop Tingz (@PopTingz) October 12, 2026
Basically me. I stand with Kelly until the wheels fall off.
