Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn shop dispute over mechanical bird

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1. Oct 15, 2026

   Kelly Clarkson named Brooklyn's Art of Play on X after a clerk offered something comparable, writing she was treated like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.

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2. Oct 15, 2026

   Clarkson says a Brooklyn shop employee treated her as if she couldn’t afford its merchandise, quoted $15,000 for a singing mechanical bird and offered to find something comparable.

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3. Oct 17, 2026

   Kelly Clarkson says a Brooklyn shop’s staff made her feel she couldn’t afford a $15,000 singing-bird automaton; Art of Play says its bird, Molly, is a fixture and not for sale.

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Clarkson’s $15,000 Bird Dispute Goes Viral

Kelly Clarkson says a Brooklyn shop’s staff made her feel she couldn’t afford a $15,000 singing-bird automaton; Art of Play says its bird, Molly, is a fixture and not for sale, and the price was for commissioning a similar one. The dispute has drawn intense online attention and threats against the shop’s staff, while a report says the co-owner later listed Molly for $15 million.

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Clarkson, Brooklyn Shop Dispute Mechanical Bird Encounter