Store Responds to Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Pretty Woman’ Accusation
NBC / Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty A Brooklyn novelty store has responded to claims by singer Kelly Clarkson that she was treated like the Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman .
On October 10th, via X , Clarkson, 44, posted that she visited Art of Play to look for a few items.
She also said she felt judged based on whether she could afford the items.
She claimed a staff member offered to help her find similar items.
“Wow, dude.
You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale,” Clarkson wrote.
In the 1990 film, a boutique salesperson won’t show Roberts’ character, Vivian, the pricier items, so she later returns carrying bags from other stores to tell her she made a “Big mistake.
Big.
Huge.” On Sunday, Art of Play responded to Clarkson’s post by explaining that the singer inquired about “Molly,” a unique singing and dancing bird automaton that cannot be purchased.
Several weeks earlier, Art of Play posted a photo of Molly, a small yellow mechanical bird, in an Instagram post titled “Our favorite items not for sale.” In its statement, Art of Play said, “Molly is permanently attached to the wall and isn’t for sale,” though it acknowledged that the negative experience Clarkson described would “resonate with anyone who has ever felt judged in a shop.” The shop’s statement added that it had been “attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store,” and ended with, “We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday.
As a talented popular singer once said ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’” Clarkson hit back on X , claiming she pointed to a “Singing Bird” price tag on the wall and asked if it was for sale, and a staffer “elevator eyed” her before condescendingly replying that it cost $15,000 and offering to find “something comparable.” “So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar,” she wrote as part of a lengthy post.
The Daily Beast has contacted reps for Clarkson for comment.
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