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Kelly Clarkson and the Brooklyn bird nobody's selling
Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson complained a Brooklyn boutique refused to sell her a mechanical bird. The store says it was never for sale.
In brief
Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson complained a Brooklyn boutique refused to sell her a mechanical bird. The store says it was never for sale. Kelly Clarkson accused Art of Play in Brooklyn of refusing to sell her a singing and dancing mechanical bird priced at fifteen thousand dollars, claiming she was treated as if she…
Clarkson wants the bird
Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson visited Art of Play boutique in Brooklyn and wanted to buy a singing and dancing mechanical bird on the wall with a price tag of fifteen thousand dollars.
She felt dismissed
The Since U Been Gone singer claimed staff looked at her as if she could not afford the bird, sparking a social media storm about how she was treated.
“looked at as if I couldn't afford”
Store says bird stays
Art of Play defended its treatment of Clarkson, saying the wooden bird is permanently attached to the wall and not for sale. An employee offered to sell her an identical bird instead.
What matters most
Kelly Clarkson accused Art of Play in Brooklyn of refusing to sell her a singing and dancing mechanical bird priced at fifteen thousand dollars, claiming she was treated as if she could not afford it. The store says the bird is permanently attached to the wall and not for sale.
